Our mindfulness training teaches us the importance of being in the moment and to be curious. This week I had an intense, unexpected lesson in curiosity. My 5 year old grandson teaches me many things – but most of all, he teaches me how to view the world with the curiosity of a child, and…
Welcome to this weeks digest Well well well, it is now October. How did that happen? Sitting at my desk this morning, looking at my list of to do’s and assessing priorities and what type of work I have on, I came to the conclusion that I needed to go outside and get some morning…
You know when words slip out of your mouth and cause chaos? They cause an argument or some disruption. The words are often spoken without thinking, without consideration. You seem to hear them as if someone else said them. Then afterwards, the turmoil it has caused to yourself and others subsides. And there are no…
On Monday I went for my routine hygienist and check-up appointments at the dentist. Having suffered trauma as a little girl from intense, sometimes unnecessary and sometimes brutal, dental treatment, going to the dental surgery for any type of treatment is not exactly fun. It became worse when a trusted dentist completely wrecked my teeth…
Weekly Challenge This week’s blog has been typed out a bit more last-minute than usual. Blog and writing ideas tend to come along as a result of observations and experiences during the time leading up to writing it, I like to have a bit of time to reflect on these observations and experiences. That has…
For some reason an old song by the band Texas has suddenly and randomly kept playing in my head. I have no idea why. The lyric that is popping through is “And when I get that feeling I can no longer slide, I can no longer run And when I get that feeling I can…
If you were in the UK last weekend – August Bank Holiday – you will likely have experienced the amazingly hot and beautiful sunny weather. The good weather certainly brings people out and they all aim for hotspots like the seaside, or areas of interest. Usually I avoid the long queues of traffic, the hoards…
Sometimes the words flow. Sometimes they do not. They often start at a spluttering and stuttering pace before building up momentum. A sentence can take 10 mins of thinking time but within an hour you realise that you are frantically tapping away at your screen or scrawling 5 sentences a minute as the words tumble…
This week I have been reflecting on accepting myself as I am and my life as it is. As I age, I recognise how difficult this can be sometimes. This is especially so when our minds are fed with messages of non-acceptance by the media and in advertising. I remember a moment that struck me…