Vulnerability

Vulnerability

“Vulnerability is weakness”; that’s how many of us see it. Often we push away and shut our emotions off in order to protect ourselves. We become resentful of those who show their emotions. Through our fear and discomfort we judge and criticise others. When we think of...
Monotasking

Monotasking

My husband is very focused on tasks and sees each one through to completion before he moves on. I used to think I was superior as I could multitask. However, I know I get near the end of activities and virtually complete them but don’t always see them through...
Stress and How to Survive

Stress and How to Survive

I have always viewed stress as negative, until now. Don’t get me wrong, it can be extremely detrimental to a person’s health but recent research and articles are stating that it is how we view stress that is the difference between whether it adversely...
Life Coaching and Cooking

Life Coaching and Cooking

Whilst cooking last week, I began to think about what we could have for dinner. I wondered about what I wanted to cook, what I would need, whether I had all the ingredients and if not where could I easily get them from as well as how long it would all take. I suddenly...
Want more time?

Want more time?

Time is such an enigma. How many times do you say, “I never have enough time” or “I need more hours in a day!” I am guilty of saying these frequently. Sometimes we need to put in time and commitment in order to achieve and to make something...
Sacred Clowns

Sacred Clowns

Have you ever had one of those days when you feel that someone is out to get you? It’s almost as though it is their mission for the day. They are pushing all your buttons and as a result you are not very happy. In order to shift our thoughts we should take some...
Being Grateful

Being Grateful

About 6 months ago it was suggested that I should say thank you to the Universe, at the end of each day, for something I am grateful for.  If I did this regularly I would develop a more positive outlook on my life. Although I began, I...
What’s your soundtrack?

What’s your soundtrack?

I listened to some music as I was cooking the other day and one of my favourite songs of the moment came on. I began to dance around the kitchen; not a pretty sight I’ll grant you but I felt good. The song was ‘Uptown Funk’ and is not only catchy but...
Personal Growth

Personal Growth

Last month, I met a close friend and we had one of those long catch-ups when we put the world to rights. I was sharing with her the joys and discoveries I had made through Life Coaching and she began to tell me how unfulfilled she was feeling. She had been studying...