And like the phoenix Burned to ash and then reborn Spread your newfound wings Erase and rewrite To revive that sense of being Then rise in renewal To face the brilliant dawn On Mothers Day 2005 my daughter, then aged 14, presented me with
Two years ago, out of the blue, my sister was diagnosed with cancer. Pancreatic cancer, stage 4. No treatment. Terminal cancer. Six months to live. For a time, she didn’t know which was up. Then, she made a choice – to enjoy each day doing
For anyone supporting someone labeled as having OCD, if you are looking to understand how it is, here is how my daughter described it to me… Bound by rules and yet without a say Unwelcome stranger always at the door Continue on, begin another
As someone with an insatiable curiosity, I’m known to ask questions! Questions help me in understanding why and how, and, I’ve become aware that questions can drive me crazy. Being in our head, in our thoughts, can be exhausting, draining our energy, and sometimes causing
Who? Why? What? How? Four questions. As toddlers we can drive mum crazy asking them. At school or when we first learn a new language, we use them to help us understand the context of any situation. Later in life, they can help us explore
From time to time, life’s events can have us feel lonely for a while and this is a natural part of the process of change. Some people who appear to have everything going for them can also experience loneliness. Friends may be scattered, busy with
Today, listening to people, to the news, it’s clear that our world, the planet, is going through a period of massive change. Weather patterns are extreme; politically and in the corporate world the status quo is being challenged. People feel unsettled. We see anger, violence,
Some people see life as a struggle; others believe we’re here to thrive, not simply survive. What is your view? I see our struggles, and most of us experience one or two in life, as opportunities to thrive – to grow, to blossom, to become
Listening to a client excitedly share her news of a new relationship, I heard her say “I had to pinch myself, it felt too good to be true”. What I heard behind her words was – I’m not sure I deserve good things in life,
D’you ever feel like you’re holding it altogether, yet underneath you’re secretly afraid that everything is going to fall apart? You worry, you feel uptight, you don’t trust the future, you’re afraid of losing it all? When Mary came for coaching, she told me she
Have you ever felt like a square peg in a round hole? Have you ever felt that somehow you never quite fit in? Do others tell you that are ‘too sensitive’? We live in a world of difference, each of us unique yet inter-connected on
Waking up this morning, these words of the well-known children’s song playing in my head, I found myself pondering… What if… we can use colour to recognise who we are – our personality, our soul, the diamond within our heart, our purpose we can use
How connected are you? What are you connected to? Are you connected to the internet… to your mind… your heart, your intuition… to the Spirit within you? More and more, we see people communicating by email, text, Messenger. What happened, I wonder, to having a
“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe” – Marcus Aurelius. How often do you feel a sense of inner peace? How harmonious are your relationships? Is there anything you might you like to change about your relationships? Last weekend
What if …anything were possible….who would you be…what would you be doing? For those living in the northern hemisphere, summer holidays are nearly over, children are returning to school, soon autumn leaves will be falling and, Christmas lights will be glowing in 14 weeks’ time…or
Have you been feeling more emotional than usual these past few weeks? Perhaps you’ve been triggered by events from the past – memories, or people, seem to have popped up from nowhere? An issue you thought you had dealt with has raised it’s head again,
And like the phoenix Burned to ash and then reborn Spread your newfound wings Erase and rewrite To revive that sense of being Then rise in renewal To face the brilliant dawn On Mothers Day 2005 my daughter, then aged 14, presented me with
Two years ago, out of the blue, my sister was diagnosed with cancer. Pancreatic cancer, stage 4. No treatment. Terminal cancer. Six months to live. For a time, she didn’t know which was up. Then, she made a choice – to enjoy each day doing
For anyone supporting someone labeled as having OCD, if you are looking to understand how it is, here is how my daughter described it to me… Bound by rules and yet without a say Unwelcome stranger always at the door Continue on, begin another
As someone with an insatiable curiosity, I’m known to ask questions! Questions help me in understanding why and how, and, I’ve become aware that questions can drive me crazy. Being in our head, in our thoughts, can be exhausting, draining our energy, and sometimes causing
Who? Why? What? How? Four questions. As toddlers we can drive mum crazy asking them. At school or when we first learn a new language, we use them to help us understand the context of any situation. Later in life, they can help us explore
From time to time, life’s events can have us feel lonely for a while and this is a natural part of the process of change. Some people who appear to have everything going for them can also experience loneliness. Friends may be scattered, busy with
Today, listening to people, to the news, it’s clear that our world, the planet, is going through a period of massive change. Weather patterns are extreme; politically and in the corporate world the status quo is being challenged. People feel unsettled. We see anger, violence,
Some people see life as a struggle; others believe we’re here to thrive, not simply survive. What is your view? I see our struggles, and most of us experience one or two in life, as opportunities to thrive – to grow, to blossom, to become
Listening to a client excitedly share her news of a new relationship, I heard her say “I had to pinch myself, it felt too good to be true”. What I heard behind her words was – I’m not sure I deserve good things in life,
D’you ever feel like you’re holding it altogether, yet underneath you’re secretly afraid that everything is going to fall apart? You worry, you feel uptight, you don’t trust the future, you’re afraid of losing it all? When Mary came for coaching, she told me she
Have you ever felt like a square peg in a round hole? Have you ever felt that somehow you never quite fit in? Do others tell you that are ‘too sensitive’? We live in a world of difference, each of us unique yet inter-connected on
Waking up this morning, these words of the well-known children’s song playing in my head, I found myself pondering… What if… we can use colour to recognise who we are – our personality, our soul, the diamond within our heart, our purpose we can use
How connected are you? What are you connected to? Are you connected to the internet… to your mind… your heart, your intuition… to the Spirit within you? More and more, we see people communicating by email, text, Messenger. What happened, I wonder, to having a
“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe” – Marcus Aurelius. How often do you feel a sense of inner peace? How harmonious are your relationships? Is there anything you might you like to change about your relationships? Last weekend
What if …anything were possible….who would you be…what would you be doing? For those living in the northern hemisphere, summer holidays are nearly over, children are returning to school, soon autumn leaves will be falling and, Christmas lights will be glowing in 14 weeks’ time…or
Have you been feeling more emotional than usual these past few weeks? Perhaps you’ve been triggered by events from the past – memories, or people, seem to have popped up from nowhere? An issue you thought you had dealt with has raised it’s head again,