Treating yourself with compassion
I know, at the moment, key workers are working flat out trying to keep services operational and people alive. Time is limited and the pressure is great. What I also know is the huge amount of stress people are living and working with at the moment. We are already...
Living in bubbles
Over the last few days I've been thinking a lot about bubbles because at the moment it feels like I'm living in bubbles. Pockets of self-contained space floating around each other. Some days, like at the moment, my whole day is a bubble shared with my husband. Other...
It’s OK to feel overwhelmed right now.
As I write this I am looking out at a blue sky and the sun is shining. I've just come in from doing some gardening which felt like a positive statement of better things to come. But this wasn't the case earlier in the day. To be honest though when I woke up this...
Making Fierce self-care an intention for 2020.
As we enter not only a new year but also a new decade are you in a reflective mood today? Taking some time to think about the year ahead, what you would like to do, how you would like to be? If you are setting some intentions here's a question for you - is increasing...
Oh still small voice of calm.
It's that time of year when the pace begins to ramp up and the 'to do' list gets longer by the day. 'We need to get this done before Christmas' becomes a mantra. Time is measured by the number of days until Christmas. How is your still small voice of calm doing at the...
Beneath the Sweater and the Skin
I love this poem by Jeannette Encinias shared by Dawn Breslin on her Harmonizing Facebook page. Beneath the Sweater and the Skin How many years of beauty do I have left? she asks me. How many more do you want? Here. Here is 34. Here is 50. When you are 80 years...
Connecting with your essence
Connecting with your essence is the third post in the Harmonizing series inspired by time spent with Dawn Breslin training to become a Harmonizing Coach. One of the exercises in the Harmonizing process focuses on reconnecting with your essence. Your true self, the...
Harmonizing series: Is it time to stop growing?
"Is it time to stop growing?" Sit with this question for a few minutes, how does it feel? Does it feel counter intuitive in a world focused on continual growth and personal development or do you feel a sense of relief? Time to take the foot off the peddle and shift...
The Harmonizing Series
Writing those words, 'The Harmonizing Series' is a bit of a 'gulp' moment. A commitment to a series of blogs in the knowledge that it's been a while since I've written a single post. However, I've just returned from a five day workshop led by by the truly...
How do I want to be: A good question to ask at a conference.
Are you about to head off to a conference? Timetable sorted, travel and accommodation booked, clothes packed? Great you're all set, good to go. But before you do here's something you might have forgotten to think about. Have you given any thought to how you want to be...