Fear robs us of balance. It hijacks our brains and makes rational thinking hard – and we can let it go.
Can we resolve conflict without violence? #1000Speak – 5 years on
Can compassion help us resolve conflict without violence? I believe we can, and science suggests so too.
An Experiment in Positivity on Social Media
Okay so, though I am not a celebrator of New Year, I have made an intention to post only uplifting, positive, compassionate and/or healing stuff in 2017. This will not always be easy, but it matters to me that we treat people and the world with kindness and if I want others to do it, let it start with me. … Read More
New Year – Time to Celebrate or Reflect?
I might be alone in this, but New Year never seems a huge deal to me. Just because we switch the calendar from one number to another, why does that give license to burn thousands of pounds (or dollars) of fireworks? And what is the deal with getting so drunk you don’t even remember seeing those fireworks? Okay, so I’m … Read More
How To Be Your Own Friend Through Sadness And Disappointment
When things are going well for us, it’s (mostly) easy enough to feel good about ourselves, and to feel compassion towards others. But when life throws us those old curveballs every other day, or several times a day, it’s not so easy. Yet that’s when we need compassion the most – both to feel it for others and to feel … Read More
When Someone You Love is Suffering – Be Real
A person I love works hard, against difficult odds, to achieve a goal. It doesn’t happen. This person feels disappointment. I feel it too, and regret: perhaps if I’d followed up on an idea I had months ago the odds could have been reduced, this sadness prevented. I allowed others to dissuade me, wasn’t sure. I’m still not sure, and … Read More
The Four Seasons of Breakupvia by Margaret K. Johnson – a Review and Author Interview
When Margaret K. Johnson contacted me to ask if I would review her book, The Four Seasons of Breakupvia, I knew nothing about her, so I checked her author page on Amazon. I was intrigued to see we had a lot in common. Like me, she went to Art School, like me, once she started writing her passion for words superseded her passion … Read More
I am who I am because…
More and more these days, I’m not sure who I am. I don’t mean I’ve forgotten the name written on my birth certificate (not even the middle name I’d rather forget.) I even (usually) manage to remember that I have another name for the Health Services – the same surname as my husband and kids, which I never use for anything … Read More
What Self-Compassion Isn’t (and What It Is) #1000Speak
Self compassion won’t make you selfish or lazy but it will make you kinder.
It’s Okay To Be You – a #1000Speak post
I was a shy teenager, particularly around boys. If one of those scary creatures looked at me, I went red, even though I knew he would actually be looking beyond me to the gorgeous blonde girl or bubbly chatterbox behind. If there was nobody behind me – then he’d made a mistake and for a moment thought I was someone … Read More
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