How is your heart doing this week? That might be an awfully fluffy way to start but bear with me. Perhaps you have not had time to stop and consider how your heart is, there is far too much to do and life is too busy. And therein lies my point. This week, more than…
How to survive Christmas and thrive this season
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ….. I heard this song on the radio this morning. Now I do love Christmas, but in December and no earlier! But as Michael Buble is quick to point out (wee sneaky listen here if you’re in the mood…..), there are indeed toys in every store, notwithstanding…
Choosing to tend to our roots
Why are we so slow to learn? Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect not. I recently asked a wonderful group of sparkly women at an event at which I was speaking – What do you need? What is most important to you? These are questions I often ask clients. When we take the time…
A little reflective pulling together of the Habits for Advent
It’s a busy season of the year…no-one has time to read screeds and screeds on a blog. Advent is a time of waiting and preparation and anticipation. And we have been wending our way over these past weeks through some pretty challenging and potentially stop-in-your-tracks kind of habits. So – this week, a simple putting-it-all-together…
How you made them feel – growing the character of the Habits.
Think back over this past week with me for a minute. What encounters have you had with people? Think about one really positive encounter, and one really difficult one. What stands out as you remember those exchanges? It may well be that there are specific words or phrases that stick in your mind. Perhaps words…
Taking time to think, as inspired by Winnie the Pooh.
It was the wonderful Winnie the Pooh who used to sit looking puzzled, tapping his head and exhorting himself to “think, think, think.” He always comes to mind when I am consciously taking time to think, in a contemplative, reflective sort of way. This has been a week of celebrations of all different sources and…
Stopping to pause
Today…a little hiatus. A humpluck if you will. Somewhat unexpected and very out of character. This day started with six clear hours to work, and a list of things-to-do. Some, practical, dull and long-put-off. Others, more inspiring and of the longer-term investment type. But a day filled with tasks. Tick. Tick. Tick-tick, done. Achievement, satisfaction,…