Comforting Thought: Breaking the Line of Hurt

hurts travel through timefrom one person to anotherthis unwanted heaviness movesfrom the past into the presentand then into the futureone of the most heroic thingsanyone can do is break the line of hurtwhen people heal themselves,they stop the hurt from multiplyingand their relationships become healthierwhen people heal themselves,they also heal the future” Yung Pueblo

Comforting Thought: How You Understand You

“How people perceive you
is more reflective of
their inner mechanics
than your actions
you cannot control
how others think and live,
but you can be intentional
about the energy you put into the world
some may misunderstand you,
but what matters most is that you
understand you”

Book Review: Open When by Dr Julie Smith

Clinical #Psychologist Dr Julie Smith’s #book ‘Open When’ is a practical, warm and personable set of tools to cope with life’s conundrums #mentalhealth #selfhelp #nonfiction

Comforting Thought: Other people’s opinion of you doesn’t matter

“it is easier to let go
of someone’s opinion of you
when you understand
that others see you through
a combination of their past conditioning
and their current emotional state
without realizing it,
they see themselves first,
and through that lens they get
an unclear picture of you”

Comforting Thought: Where identity meets safety

“i need you to meet me in the roomwhere identity meets safetythe room where we gather—to learn what this feels likeso that we can replicate this same roomwithin ourselves” good grief, brianna pastor

Book Review When Things Dont Go Your Way by Haemin Sunim

Are you going through a difficult period and looking for a caring, gentle and wise friend to give advice? This book could well be the best friend you never knew that you needed! #Books #BookReview #BookQuote #Spirituality #Zen #Buddhism #HaeminSunim #quote #wisdom

Book Review: Daily Laws by Robert Greene

Clear, sparkling, universal and timeless short-form wisdom from one of the masters of self-development #RobertGreene. #BookReview #BookQuote #Books #SelfHelp #SelfLove #Psychology

Comforting Thought: The comfort of knowing

“i take great comfort in knowingthere are even better versions of myselfthat i haven’t hugged yet” good grief, brianna pastor

I could do more socialising

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”

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”