What are you tolerating in your life? This comes hot on the heels of last week’s musings on making excuses through fear or procrastination. There is much going on that you are having to tolerate over which you have no control – all the Covid 19 restrictions spring immediately and depressingly to mind. But I…
Lockdown expectations of yourself: letting go of ‘should’s
What have been your lockdown expectations of yourself? And how often has the word ‘should’ come up in your self-talk or conversation with others: I should have written that novel/painted the house/learned a new skill/tidied the garage.” I should have got fitter/eaten healthier/drunk less.” I should have contributed more often to the family zoom/quiz/online choir.”…
Meeting each other’s needs
When much of normal life was stripped away because of lockdown, and normal busyness came to an abrupt end, what was it like to have life taken back to the bare bones of just you and those in your household? What needs did that expose? Perhaps if you live alone, it highlighted the relationships you…