These summer weeks see me taking a pause from my regular blog musings. And to offer you the chance to reflect and catch up. I have been writing a blog for many years. On my website, there is a lot of inspiring content available that I would love you to visit and enjoy. I have…
Boundaries are walls round what?
What is your understanding of boundaries, and how well established are your own boundaries? This is the start of a new mini series on boundaries. We hear chat of boundaries all the time in our modern lives, but what are they and how do we create them? And what are some of the issues around…
What will your end of life regrets be?
When you are approaching your own death, and assuming you have the option to, what will you most regret? Our household has faced a series of major events in a short few months. The death of a loved one after a short, difficult illness, an unexpected fall necessitating surgery, and the ending of a long…
The cost of courage
Where have you shown courage of late? And what has been the cost of courage for you? It takes courage to stand up for yourself or someone else in the face of opposition. Saying a bold ‘no’, or a faith-and-fear-filled ‘yes’ both take courage, and also require a counting of the cost. Much less glamorous but…
To encourage takes courage
These past week have brought several unexpected encouragements from often unexpected quarters or at unexpected times. None of them were sought, they just popped out at me in passing, as if to say: Hey, you’re doing OK and I love who you are becoming.” Equally, I have had the opportunity to encourage or have affirming…
What could life coaching do for you?
If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do? What is important to you about that? Imagine that you had just 20 seconds of insane courage (more on that here), and decided to take action – before fear, or negativity, or self-doubt kicked in – what would you do? These are questions that are…
Is this mine to do?
Is this mine to do? That has been the phrase in my mind often over these last couple of weeks. In our own particular situation, this relates to our newly empty nest, and one of our fledglings who is in the early stages of settling into new life in halls in a different city. Do…
To walk slowly, pausing often
As a life coach, one of the things I talk most about is the importance of being self-aware. I encourage clients to stop regularly throughout their day or week and ask themselves questions . This allows space and time to check in with themselves, with how they are feeling and what they need. Or perhaps…
What one thing are you going to STOP doing this year?
New year, new you? No, me neither. January is a cold, dark and generally uninspiring month at the best of times. One that leaves us feeling just a little bit meh (or frobly mobly if you want to be a bit more 18th century about it – more here if you are intrigued…). And to…
Learning to say no well.
Over these past weeks, I have been musing here on the impact of Covid burnout. This has included considering the effects of burnout on our physical bodies, what negativity and numbing do to us and how to take remedial action. What rest means to you and how to engage in rest that is actually –…