I seem to be surrounded by this phrase at the moment. I understand the exhaustion and the singular focus that comes with these words when all efforts are being made and results are less than expected or hoped for. I figure that seeing as I’m hearing this at the moment I’m probably going through it … [Read more...]
I thought by now I’d be through the transition I’ve been talking about this month, but I find, no, I’m not. It seems it’s all a bit more vague and unscripted than that. I have to laugh – there’s a big part of me that thought I could control it all! Transition takes its own good time. There is … [Read more...]
I hate the curve balls! You know the ones - just when you think you’re on track, you get hit from left field! It feels like a major shock and you’re thrown off balance. This week I’ve had the chance to see who I am when this happens. I react by getting angry and righteous, I get depressed, I give … [Read more...]
This week I’ve begun to reclaim my life! You might think this is the strangest comment for someone who says I help you reclaim yours but here’s what I’ve realized: every time I begin to make a change I get caught in the trap of having to do it the way everyone/someone else says is “the” way to do … [Read more...]
This week as my transition continues I watch success intermingle with failure and at each point, I get to ask myself – what is really going on here? I get to remind myself – why exactly did I want this? and I get to acknowledge to myself – I did that so much better than last time! Change, … [Read more...]
By now the year has settled into full swing but I’ve found “normal” looks different. Each year, and with each new step I take, I have another chance to fine tune, to look at what I’m doing, and how I’m doing it, and to tweak it to work better for me and for those in my world. The transition is … [Read more...]
How was your Valentine’s Day? Did you receive some token of affection, be it from a Valentine, a fellow single, a best friend, someone in your family? Romantic love is only one kind of love. Friendship, appreciation & love from others lift my world, reminding me I am loved, even if I don’t have … [Read more...]
How did you go last week with rewarding yourself? Did you notice the difference to your energy levels, to your confidence & self-esteem? In my world of busy-ness and responsibility and having to get things done I need reminders that I am not just about what I do. It’s taken some time to … [Read more...]
How’d you go putting yourself first last week? Did you exhaust yourself getting everything done or did you find you actually had energy left to burn? How was your focus? And did you reward yourself? It always surprises me how much I get done when I make the decision to put myself first. It seems … [Read more...]
School’s back and things can now get back to “normal”. My children are in their 30’s (being a school mum was that long ago!) and I’m still caught in that space of “Now what?” Today my inner critic is loud, telling me now I’m supposed to suddenly kick into gear & success will be mine. Today my … [Read more...]