Conquering your mountains seems to be all about the climb, but if you never take the time to pause and celebrate how far you’ve come, how will you ever enjoy the view?
Tag: mindfulness
What is your intention for today?
Setting an intention for the day helps you realise that even when circumstances aren’t the best, and people let you down, you still have control over your own thoughts and actions.
Bite-sized bit – Why our greatest gifts need warning labels
Our greatest gifts can have a dark side if we don’t use them mindfully and stay within the boundaries we have set.
In an imperfect world, your focus determines your feelings
The circumstances we find ourselves in are often far from perfect, but we can find glimpses of perfection if we look hard enough. It’s all about where we choose to focus our attention and, in turn, how we choose to feel.
Bite-sized bit – Why do we keep fetching the baboon behind the hill?
Imagining that the worst lurks behind the next hill brings all the unnecessary feelings of fear and worry associated with that imagined future into the present.
Bite-sized bit – When last did you really STOP and ENJOY your tea or coffee?
Grant yourself some mindful minutes every day to stop and really enjoy something – whether that’s tea, coffee or just the miracle of being alive.
Raising resilient kids by taking the fear out of failure
I was a fearful child who grew into a fearful adult. I was afraid (and still am) of a great many things, but one of my top fears was the fear of failure. As I have learned to tame that fear I have realised how critical it is for us as parents to help our kids crush their fears while they are still at the “gnawing gently at the soul” phase, as opposed to the “savagely shredding the soul to pieces and then burning the bits” stage.
An attitude of gratitude can change your world
From that first day of gratitude journaling things began to shift, I started to see and experience things I had been taking for granted because I was actively looking for them throughout the day. The world didn’t change, but my outlook did – and that, in turn, changed my world.
Affirmations: Words that have the power to help lessen anxiety and panic
So what exactly is an affirmation? It’s a statement which challenges your negative thoughts and helps you get into a more positive I believe they work because they drown out all our negative mental chatter with something positive. We can grab on to those words like a bright pink doughnut pool floatie in the dark and tumultuous sea of our own negative thoughts. Then we can hold on tight until those words carry us to calmer seas and warm, sunny shores which mark the beginning of endless possibilities.mindset.
Levelling up
We are constantly bombarded with the idea that youth is something we should strive to keep – even if the only way we can hold on to it is by keeping our age a secret! Youth is wonderful when you have it, but it doesn’t last. Instead of letting the world convince you that you should be mourning its loss, change your mindset so that you can celebrate and be proud of the level you’re at and how far you’ve come.
Portal to Change 