Do you remember the Twilight Zone? I recall being intrigued with the ‘revived’ series that was run on TV back in the 1980’s (what is it with teenagers and scary movies?!). Recently I saw a post on Facebook saying ‘The Twilight Zone used to be the scariest thing on TV, now it is the nightly news’. How true this statement is of late. Crikey. The ... [Read On]
How to beat overwhelm at work and rock the house
It turns out that I am excellent at overwhelm. I do it brilliantly, and sometimes it can be thoroughly paralysing. That feeling of, there is so much to do, it’s so overwhelming, I CAN’T DO ANYTHING. That has meant I have also learned over the years, the many ways to NOT DO OVERWHELM. Quite helpful I’ve found. Lately I’ve worked with a number of ... [Read On]
Three tips for truly switching off from work
If you’re like most people, life is busy, work is full, and it’s really easy to find that come the evening a bunch of mental post-it notes are whizzing around in your head vying for your attention while you’re innocently trying to bath the kids, read a book or chop vegetables. And then there’s the frazzled, fried feeling of being too tired to deal ... [Read On]
August Book Reviews: The Brain
Wow, how many ‘brain books’ are out there right now?! It’s a little endless, and I seem to have a constant stream (no, river!) of books that make me want to retreat to a cave, or a cupboard will do, with my blanky and a cuppa and immerse myself. Goodbye all. So, given how abundant we are with books to read and review that explore leading ... [Read On]
Why you shouldn’t quit your job even if you hate it.
If you’ve recently bought a pot plant for your desk at work, hoping it’s going to turn work into a carnival for you, I’m sorry. That ship has sailed, honey. Move on. Take your pot plant with you, sure, but if things are that bad, it may just be time to figure out what next. Just DON’T do a Hollywood and start packing your box of staplers and ... [Read On]
July Book Reviews: Mindfulness and Thich Naht Hanh
For many mindfulness practitioners around the World, the revered and much loved Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher and activist, Thich Naht Hanh (known by his students as ‘Thay’ which means teacher), is the personification of mindfulness. His practical, compassionate approach to the practice of mindfulness, bringing it into everyday life, has ... [Read On]
How to create a Retreat Day at Home
As we arrive at the winter solstice here in the southern hemisphere, schedules are heating up and busy-ness abounds for many. It’s a good time, before another month whizzes by, to take the momentum by the hand and S L O W THINGS D O W N. How do you do that? As well as all the usual suspects like checking what you’re saying Yes to that could ... [Read On]
Don’t believe everything you think
You've probably had some brilliant thoughts go through your mind today. Perhaps you came up with a great solution to something, or heard yourself articulating an idea with marvellous flair Perhaps you've also had some thoughts today of the more ‘dodgy’ variety – I’m talking about worrying, what-iffing or giving yourself a hard time. Stuff like ... [Read On]
May Book Reviews: The Heart and The Sufi
I’m sure I’m not the only one with a book pile by the bed, although in recent months, with the desire to simplify where possible, I’ve tended to keep just the one I’m reading, perhaps one other, partially picked through, next to the bed. The others wait patiently on the bookshelf in my home office or in the reading corner upstairs. Two books that ... [Read On]
The risky business of ‘borrowed motivation’
For my whole childhood I was a fervent nail biter. And I don’t just mean that you’d occasionally see me with my fingers in my mouth. Oh no. I bit my dear little fingers down to stumpy skin and beyond. As I got a bit older I began to wish I could stop. And of course lots of people in my life had the same wish for me, and would quite incessantly tell ... [Read On]