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Innermost Thoughts

What I think about myself and what I’m currently thinking or working on.

Emotional Health

How your three brains can unblock your creativity

My friend, Kym, who has inspired this series of posts with her Flower Affirmation cards is the most creative person I know. Correction: She’s one of the most creative people I know. My mother is another with her paintings and sketches. One of my brothers and my father with their Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 year ago
Emotional Health

The process of reprogramming

Essential to the work of becoming grounded is the task of slowly, kindly reprogramming my mind, heart and soul. Reprogramming, that is, taking a program I am operating under — be that an action I am doing repetitively, an attitude I have, a belief I’m using to limit myself or Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearNovember 2, 2021 ago
Emotional Health

LinkedIn Hiatus: Emotional wellbeing in action

Yesterday, the surprising news that friends were due to depart this Friday in their renovated bus to live location independent with their two children triggered me. It was mental illness in action. Until this bout of insomnia now, I didn’t realise why. I wouldn’t have learned of their departure if Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 year ago
Emotional Health

Surrender not by choice

The best advice I was ever given was when I was pregnant with my first: Surrender. When you’re utterly exhausted and he won’t stop crying: Surrender. When feeding just isn’t happening: Surrender. When you’re in public and you’ve just been peed, vomited on or worse and you haven’t got a Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearNovember 1, 2021 ago
Emotional Health

The pressure of judgement: Self-compassion

Yesterday my CBF factor was strong. I don’t create well if I feel forced so I didn’t post a Flower Affirmation card. It is more important to me that I respect my present needs and show myself kindness and patience than to pretend it’s important to post on this platform Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearOctober 30, 2021 ago
Emotional Intelligence

Accountability in action

I have an accountability buddy who I speak to weekly for the development of my new Practical Emotional Intelligence course. Last night’s call, however, was less about the progress of our respective projects and more about the dramarama that is my employment status, which from one business consultant to another was Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearOctober 28, 2021 ago
Emotional Intelligence

Cost Benefit Analysis of being COVID Unvaxxed

One of the hardest things to do when you’re feeling hurt and disappointed is to find things to be grateful for. Your Emotional Intelligence is comprised of building blocks, commencing with getting to know yourself and topped off with how you manage stress. Of your stress management skills is how well Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearOctober 27, 2021 ago
Innermost Thoughts

Society as we now know it: Vaccination Apartheid

A rather contentious card today… Apartheid means “the state of being apart.” It can be interpreted as meaning separation or segregation. It’s a word most commonly associated with South Africa and its race segmentation. I’m beginning to see a new variation of it floating around: Vaccination Apartheid. It refers to Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearOctober 26, 2021 ago
Innermost Thoughts

Aging as a Software Upgrade: v4.0

Each year, I don’t consider aging. I iron out the bugs and upgrade my software with new & improved functionality. I recently upgraded to v4.0, a birthday which represents a new decade and a brand new operating system. My gf Kym sent me a deck of her incredible flower affirmation Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearOctober 25, 2021 ago
Innermost Thoughts

What’s beneath my confidence?

The owner of my local cafe, David, whispered something teasingly to the barista, Alannah, about the children’s water bottle poking out of my pocket. It was something we’d joked about before. As I picked up my coffee and turned to leave, I laughed and said, ” you can make fun Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 3 yearsJuly 17, 2020 ago

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