These past few weeks we’ve been looking at one of the challenges of parenting – taking action, asking for support, when your intuition tells you that something needs attention and you have no idea where that might lead. What can stop us from taking action?
Our daughter went to boarding school in England when she was 10 going on 11. There, she was bullied for a number of years. Not interested in clothes, make-up or boys, she was marginalised and attributed with being either ‘weird’ or ‘gay’. The fact that
We’ve all heard the expression a ‘mother’s intuition’ and typically we understand this to mean that a mother ‘knows’ when something is amiss. What I’ve learned is that it’s one thing to hear our intuition, it can be quite another to find the courage to
Most parents say that parenting is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world – and it can be one of the toughest. It doesn’t come with an instruction manual! Caring for a child who is seen to be ‘different’ or who has an
The key to any relationship, personal or professional, is to be our self and be able manage any differences. ‘Be all things unto all men’ encourages us to be seen for who we are so that people recognise who we are and the calibre of
What is your pattern when it comes to managing differences with others? Do you … tend to stand your ground and blame the other do everything to avoid conflict look for a compromise see an opportunity to clarify and understand the other more, to collaborate
Children leave home for different reasons – to go to boarding school or university, to live with a partner, to live independently, perhaps even to escape mum and dad. Most of us long to see our children happy, independent, confident yet when the day comes
When a relationship comes to an end and it’s not what we want, we may try to fight it. However, if our partner is clear that it’s not what they want, then at some point we need to accept that this is how it is.
You feel exhausted, you don’t know what to do next, you just want to find a way out of the chaos. Your partner has just announced they no longer want to stay in your relationship. You don’t know how you will ever survive alone. You’ve
Many things can put stress on our relationships – illness, infidelity, financial problems, infertility to name a few. The struggle to have a baby can come as a shock. You assume it will happen, you think you can choose the time to have a baby,
D’you struggle with relationships? D’you have great relationships with some and not with others? D’you ever give any attention to your relationship with yourself? People come into our lives for a reason, sometimes it’s for a season, sometimes it’s for a lifetime. The opportunity is
A few weeks ago, I wrote about passion, and commented that if we don’t allow our self to feel we won’t feel the fire of our passion – whatever we do will come from our mind. How well do you understand, express and manage your
How do you make choices in life? D’you tend to do everything based on logic …or… are you someone who experiences and reacts to life according to how you feel? How can you find balance; how can you trust yourself? If you have a strong
A few weeks ago, I went to see the movie ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and was reminded of the song from the original film ‘I have confidence…. ‘ when the nanny, ‘practically perfect in every way’, had doubts about how she was going to look after
How many of us strive to be perfect in our multiple roles and sometimes, without even noticing it, the ‘perfection’ steals away our ability to be in the moment and enjoy ourselves? We get busy, caught up in the routine of everyday, and there’s no
You’ve set the intent of approaching life from a place of feeling free to embrace all that life offers. You plan to anticipate joyfully, to be open to opportunities. You believe in endless possibilities. How do you live that – practically? Working backwards, you need
Moving into the new year, we have the opportunity to shine! So…it’s good to ask: What does shining your light mean to you? How do you shine? What stops you from shining your light? Shining our light is simply about being who we are, living
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Can you see the beauty within you – and own it in every cell of your body? Beauty means different things to different people. Physically, it’s often defined as something that’s pleasing, attractive. For me,
Stepping into 2019… How do you want to expand and grow? How can you become more of who you are? What sort of freedom are you looking for? When we choose to expand and grow, we need to learn to do things differently
These past few weeks we’ve been looking at one of the challenges of parenting – taking action, asking for support, when your intuition tells you that something needs attention and you have no idea where that might lead. What can stop us from taking action?
Our daughter went to boarding school in England when she was 10 going on 11. There, she was bullied for a number of years. Not interested in clothes, make-up or boys, she was marginalised and attributed with being either ‘weird’ or ‘gay’. The fact that
We’ve all heard the expression a ‘mother’s intuition’ and typically we understand this to mean that a mother ‘knows’ when something is amiss. What I’ve learned is that it’s one thing to hear our intuition, it can be quite another to find the courage to
Most parents say that parenting is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world – and it can be one of the toughest. It doesn’t come with an instruction manual! Caring for a child who is seen to be ‘different’ or who has an
The key to any relationship, personal or professional, is to be our self and be able manage any differences. ‘Be all things unto all men’ encourages us to be seen for who we are so that people recognise who we are and the calibre of
What is your pattern when it comes to managing differences with others? Do you … tend to stand your ground and blame the other do everything to avoid conflict look for a compromise see an opportunity to clarify and understand the other more, to collaborate
Children leave home for different reasons – to go to boarding school or university, to live with a partner, to live independently, perhaps even to escape mum and dad. Most of us long to see our children happy, independent, confident yet when the day comes
When a relationship comes to an end and it’s not what we want, we may try to fight it. However, if our partner is clear that it’s not what they want, then at some point we need to accept that this is how it is.
You feel exhausted, you don’t know what to do next, you just want to find a way out of the chaos. Your partner has just announced they no longer want to stay in your relationship. You don’t know how you will ever survive alone. You’ve
Many things can put stress on our relationships – illness, infidelity, financial problems, infertility to name a few. The struggle to have a baby can come as a shock. You assume it will happen, you think you can choose the time to have a baby,
D’you struggle with relationships? D’you have great relationships with some and not with others? D’you ever give any attention to your relationship with yourself? People come into our lives for a reason, sometimes it’s for a season, sometimes it’s for a lifetime. The opportunity is
A few weeks ago, I wrote about passion, and commented that if we don’t allow our self to feel we won’t feel the fire of our passion – whatever we do will come from our mind. How well do you understand, express and manage your
How do you make choices in life? D’you tend to do everything based on logic …or… are you someone who experiences and reacts to life according to how you feel? How can you find balance; how can you trust yourself? If you have a strong
A few weeks ago, I went to see the movie ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and was reminded of the song from the original film ‘I have confidence…. ‘ when the nanny, ‘practically perfect in every way’, had doubts about how she was going to look after
How many of us strive to be perfect in our multiple roles and sometimes, without even noticing it, the ‘perfection’ steals away our ability to be in the moment and enjoy ourselves? We get busy, caught up in the routine of everyday, and there’s no
You’ve set the intent of approaching life from a place of feeling free to embrace all that life offers. You plan to anticipate joyfully, to be open to opportunities. You believe in endless possibilities. How do you live that – practically? Working backwards, you need
Moving into the new year, we have the opportunity to shine! So…it’s good to ask: What does shining your light mean to you? How do you shine? What stops you from shining your light? Shining our light is simply about being who we are, living
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Can you see the beauty within you – and own it in every cell of your body? Beauty means different things to different people. Physically, it’s often defined as something that’s pleasing, attractive. For me,
Stepping into 2019… How do you want to expand and grow? How can you become more of who you are? What sort of freedom are you looking for? When we choose to expand and grow, we need to learn to do things differently