So today was supposed to be my final post. I have the entire post all planned out in my head, but then as usual ‘life’ happened and I now feel slightly compelled to write about that rather. So I hope you don’t mind, but it looks like I will have to extend my challenge just …
Category: Dealing with Grief
Day 38: Be Brave Challenge – Living with our ‘Pain Bodies’
So I have developed three cardinal rules that I try my best to stick with when I feel triggered and angry about something: 1. Don’t respond right away 2. Don’t respond via text or email (No matter how hard you try, you’re not going to be able to interpret a person’s tone nor will you be …
Day 34: Be Brave Challenge – Waterworks!
So yesterday I woke up early on Saturday to tidy the house before Zukie arrived to clean. My flatmate has been away this week which means I have kind of let things slip a bit. I have realized that I function better when I feel accountable for another person. (That’s my excuse!) So I’m feeling …
Day 30: Be Brave Challenge – ‘Hot Loneliness’
I posted this video a while ago…but it really is one of my favourites. 🤗Glennon is so funny, so cute and so completely vulnerable (my new favourite word). I love how she describes the ‘hot loneliness’ of learning to sit with yourself rather than filling our lives up with distractions. 🍔🍕🍩🍫🍺🍹🏀🏋🏌📱💻📕📺💉🚬🎲🎸🚗 I was out visiting my Godmother …
Day 26: Be Brave Challenge – Grief to Gratitude
You always hear people talk about the power of gratitude. As a life coach, it is one of the first things you learn about. While my head could understand it, (I mean logically it makes sense)…I never really got it on a heart level. I definitely felt grateful for my life, my job, my friends …
Day 17: Be Brave Challenge – Enneagram Part 3
The final part that I wanted to share with you was the enneagram passions. (http://enneagramdiscovery.com/passions/) To be honest I am not too sure how to explain the passions as I have not studied the Enneagram that closely. But I think the just, of it, is that each number essentially has their own passion that they …
Day 12: Be Brave Challenge – Mother’s Day
I have been lucky enough to travel quite a bit in my lifetime which means I have spent a fair bit of time sitting in airports watching people. The duality of energy in airports always fascinates me. On the one hand, you have people eagerly awaiting the arrival of loved ones. Smiling happy, joyful, excited …
Day 5: Be Brave Challenge – ‘The Artist Way’
My attempt at a book review At the beginning of the year, it was recommended to me that I start reading the “Artists Way” by Julia Cameron. The book is marketed as a course in discovering and recovering your creative self. As already mentioned, I wasn’t in the best of places emotionally. I was, quite …
To dad; with Love
Hello all I have to admit that this wasn’t exactly how I planned on writing my final blog. But at this point in time, all else seems to pale in significance. Yesterday my wonderful father passed away. I’m at the airport in Perth waiting for my flight home…although to be honest I can’t imagine home …