Once again we find ourselves at the end of June. As I look back over musings over the past few summers, I see a pattern. I continue to live dominated by the school term, and therefore for us in this household, the end of June coincides with the end of the school term. And also…
How do I know what I am feeling – Using the Feeling Wheel
How do I know what I am feeling? Last week I was musing on how difficult it can be to identify what we are actually feeling, given the thousands of different emotions humans are capable of. The Feeling Wheel has been developed by the psychotherapist Dr Gloria Willcox to give people a language to help…
Practice what you preach
The last trait of genuine people, as outlined in a recent article, is that they practice what they preach. Genuine people are not self-righteous. They are comfortable in their own skin, know who they are and what they can do, and don’t set themselves up in judgement over anyone else. Living with genuineness makes it…
What is your self talk like?
Last week I was musing about what it means to be comfortable in your own skin. This is of course a huge subject area, and we are only just scratching the surface. But one thing that has stayed with me since I wrote that post is the importance of paying attention to our self talk. …
To seek attention or not?
What does it mean to be a genuine person? This is the conversation I started last week in my musings. None of us want to be around phony people who present a false front to the world or who don’t live with integrity. It is all relative of course because how you perceive someone and…
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…
Do you struggle with rest?
What does it mean for you to rest well? Do you struggle with rest? Chances are – especially if you are a woman – that you do. We can all-too-easily attribute attitudes like ‘lazy’, ‘unproductive’, ‘selfish‘, ‘self-indulgent’ to the idea of us resting. It might be easier to acknowledge that other people need to rest…
Burnout’s impact on mental health: negativity and numbing.
How is your neurasthenia coming along? Neurasthenia is the term the Victorians used to describe what we would now recognise as Burnout. And having lived with the Covid-19 pandemic for what feels like a lifetime now, there are signs all around of folk heading full pelt into Covid burnout. Last week I was musing here…
Moving from authority to influence
Last week I was musing here about the importance of letting go control. How often are we are seeking to control the behaviour and responses of those around us? But in so doing, we are misplacing our responsibility. We can only take responsibility for ourselves and our own choices, not those of others. This is…
The power of choice: to forgive.. apologise..take action
What stands out to you from that list? Where do you most need inspiration or encouragement – to forgive or seek forgiveness, or perhaps to take imperfect action towards reaching your stated goals? This is what we are revisiting this week: the power of choice and how to be more intentional about it. Perhaps the…