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…
A wintering season
How have these past months felt for you? Perhaps you too identify with being in a wintering season? Last week, we had the most beautiful sunny day. Crisp air, clear blue skies, sun bathing everything in joyous light. That might not seem that unusual or noteworthy, but I live in the west of Scotland and…
How to cope with an empty nest
Are you an Empty Nester or a Bird Launcher? How do we cope with an Empty Nest, this huge life change that no-one really warns us about? I came across this beautiful idea of being a Bird Launcher on Instagram recently, on @raisingteenstoday. The idea of being a Bird Launcher makes me smile and it…
Reflections from an Empty Nest
It is that time of year again. Households up and down the country are experiencing change. Not just with the weather, although I am noticing leaves on trees around us already starting to turn yellow. But change in status within the family: very Teeny Ones starting nursery, and Little Ones starting Primary school. Big Ones feeling very…
Embracing Change: Tips for Life Transitions
Are you going through a time of change in life just now and feeling a bit lost? (FREE gift here if you are embracing change and want some tips for life transitions, and you can stop reading now.) Changes affect all of us at various stages of life. And how we approach them can determine…
A free gift to navigate transitions well
Do you like change? Going through a transition, large or small? Sign up here for your transitions free gift. What does the word change do to you? Change is one of the inevitables of life. This is what I was musing on last time. We are in autumn now, a brief few days of warm…
On seasons of transition.
September is here, and autumn is suddenly in the air. One of many regular seasons of transition begins. Here in Scotland we have actually had a couple of gorgeous sunny days, after a fairly wet and crummy summer. But even so, I am aware of the seasons starting to change and leaves starting to turn.…
“We are suppressed emotions”
Emotions. There are a lot of them around at the moment, be they suppressed emotions or very out in the open. Last week, in Scotland, the school exam results came out. Emotions ranging from joy and excitement through relief and ambivalence to disappointment and anxiety are swirling around the country. This week sees the return…
On seasons of change.
Our nest has emptied, at least for now, as I was musing last time. Our fledglings have fledged, and flown from the nest, one more tentatively than the other. As seasons of change go, this is the biggest to affect us in 21 years. They will return, and there will be readjustments each time they do –…
A jar of mixed emotions
Out walking last week, and I am greeted with great gusto and enthusiasm by a small friend, on her way home from Kindergarten. On enquiring about my friend’s day, I am treated to the contents of my friend’s head, with no particular order or structure. Delightful and entertaining it is, but some helpful context from…