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