What could you do more of? I’ll be honest I love reading 📚, writing, walking and listening to podcasts and cycling. All of these things rarely involve other people and I’m just fine with that. I love immersing myself in these activities and often find other people a distraction. Overall, socially distancing for me duringContinue reading “I could do more socialising”
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The far-flung pillars of imagination
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. When I was in my 20’s I became very ill and almost died. Luckily for me I overcame it. However, it involved a step-change in everything I held dear. Suddenly freedom to experience the world because I survived became the focus. So I traveledContinue reading “The far-flung pillars of imagination”
Red flags: extreme narcissism and self-absorption
What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? I should preface this by saying, every single one of us has the tendency to experience the idea that the world encircles us in ever-growing concentric orbits. That we are the central axis of the world, at some stages of our lives. When IContinue reading “Red flags: extreme narcissism and self-absorption”
Polymer clay figurine making is a small big pleasure
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. As a long-time fan of the UK TV show, The Great Pottery Throwdown I have developed a fascination for hand-building and handcrafting things using clay. Some amazing person uploaded the whole 7th season here, so get in there before it’s taken down! So I tentativelyContinue reading “Polymer clay figurine making is a small big pleasure”
Things To Bring Peace
What brings you peace? The peace that comes after a swim in a lake, river or the ocean, when allowing your body dry naturally in the hot sun. The peace of an animal friend placing their paw or head on your lap, in a quiet moment together. The peace of knowing that you did yourContinue reading “Things To Bring Peace”
Here are some simple joys that make me happy
List 30 things that make you happy. These are no doubt completely dull and boring to others. However, they serve as a potent reminder to myself all of the various humble pleasures of a simple and joyful life. For the dark times when I can’t see a positive world or can’t see a way throughContinue reading “Here are some simple joys that make me happy”
Sacred Self-care Practices to Help You Slow Down and Remember The Beautiful Person You Are
How do you practice self-care? Life has given me a lot of challenges, sometimes it feels overwhelming and insurmountable. Sometimes a light clicks on, that sublime light to make you really feel hopeful though. If you treat yourself gently and with self-care you will hear a loving voice inside of yourself saying “See! You canContinue reading “Sacred Self-care Practices to Help You Slow Down and Remember The Beautiful Person You Are”
Tree spirits, ghost gums and animal familiars
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? If you ever find yourself in a time of great stress and upsetting circumstances, the natural world wants to calm and sooth you, if you get outside and start to observe things yourself, you will see. In parks, large trunked trees swing and sway in the wind.Continue reading “Tree spirits, ghost gums and animal familiars”
Comforting Thought: Getting Real, the Velveteen Rabbit
“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.”
— Marcus Aurelius #quote #stoic #philosophy #soul #life
Walking, talking, laughing
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? Everyone has these moments or even long periods of time when they feel derailed, set adrift from where they want to be. Lost. But there’s ways to lift yourself out of that. Walking: as a resistance to traveling fast, a remedy and rebellion fromContinue reading “Walking, talking, laughing”
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