My number ONE tip would be - Calm Down. Not just think about it, but really, consciously practice calming down. Each and every day, take notice of your 'rush' habits and set about changing them, one at a time. Begin your day, the minute you wake, with a few slow, deep breaths and remind yourself to start each day minus the rushing. It's just a habit Continue Reading
Right, or at Peace?
I've observed that most people live their lives trying hard to get everything right, which, if you think about it, isn't possible. Why isn't that possible? Well, who's the judge of what's right? You? Your partner? Your parents? Your siblings? Your friends? Your work colleagues? Your peers? Society? Communities? Cultures? Religions? Put a Continue Reading
Death and Saying Goodbye.
A dear friend of mine died last week. She had reached the age of 83 years and we'd been close friends for over 30 years. It was a beautiful, enriching and loving friendship for us both. I miss her and I'm finding there's times when it's hard to accept she's gone from this physical life. Of course, as it always does, saying farewell to a loved one brought Continue Reading
Do You Make Up Stories?
There's many different types of stories and some are interesting, wonderfully creative and great fun to tell or read but they're not the stories I want to talk about here. I'm talking about the stories about ourselves and others we make up in our thinking. The insurance expired on our home recently and as I'm in the process of changing suppliers, I was Continue Reading
Why Mindfulness Matters
In my Stress Management practice, which I ran for over 20 years, I taught predominately meditation techniques based on the traditional Indian practices. There were no qualifications or accreditations available to attain back then (it was Australia in the early 80's) so I embarked on several years of learning, testing and trying every method of meditation I Continue Reading
Self Care, Self Love. What’s the Difference?
When you start to become truly aware of how judgemental you may be (and often, not kindly) towards yourself and others, a whole new world opens up. A world of joy. But that deep, peaceful joy only happens as you begin practicing self nurturing and self love. For many years I didn't know the difference. Because I meditated, exercised, practiced Tai Chi, Continue Reading
Being Vulnerable
I've recently recognised that even the very word 'vulnerability' can still make me feel a little wobbly. I learnt from a very early age to proffer a countenance of strength in whatever situation I found myself. It was the defence mode of operation I developed growing up in my family. We all take on various roles and personas learnt in early days of Continue Reading
Caring and Sharing.
If you've got something you care about - share it! I'm a great believer in rallying people to help others. I always have been - even long before it became so easy using the power of social media. I recall doing 'crowd funding' for a woman I knew who, along with her two young children, was being evicted from her home. Her husband was long gone and she Continue Reading
Want to Feel Better?
A sure fire way to feel better, from wherever you are right now, is to really get the hang of Gratitude. I'm not talking about simply walking around telling everyone you're grateful (it's a bit of a trend these days, in case you hadn't noticed) or half heartedly saying 'I'm thankful for.........'. I'm talking about deep, genuine appreciation for all you Continue Reading