Juggling
We are all juggling various things. Not throwing various objects around, but keeping up with the many tasks, jobs and obligations we have every day. At what point does it become too much, and what can you do? Only you… Read moreJuggling
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We are all juggling various things. Not throwing various objects around, but keeping up with the many tasks, jobs and obligations we have every day. At what point does it become too much, and what can you do? Only you… Read moreJuggling
I’m sure you’ve heard people complaining that “Christmas starts earlier and earlier”. It does seem to start sometime around August lately. If you love Christmas and everything that goes with it, this is excellent news! However, if you are feeling Christmassed-out,… Read moreGetting through Christmas
In January last year I blogged about Goals and “To Do” lists. I have decided to revisit this to address why To Do lists can go wrong, and how to tackle that. Most of us carry a rolling To Do… Read moreThe Tyranny of ‘To Do’s
We spend around a third of our lives asleep. We set aside special rooms, special clothes and special furniture for it. Many of us have set routines around sleep, and sleep deprivation can have severe health consequences. Despite sleep being… Read moreSleep and how to get it
Hygge style and ideas became quite prominent in the UK last year, but what is it and how could it actually help you? No, I haven’t decided to branch out into interior design! Hygge is a sensation, a feeling, an… Read moreHygge
As part of my continuing series focussing on the identified emotions of Positive Psychology, I am looking at hope in this post. Hope is not just a wish or dream for something to happen, but also the deep belief that it… Read moreHope
‘Unplugging’ has, in recent years, become one of those buzzwords that pop up on blogs and in conversation. What does it mean and can it be helpful? A recent blog post about an artist’s experience of ‘unplugging’ got me thinking… Read moreCould ‘unplugging’ be helpful for you?
I am returning to my series on the positive emotions identified by Dr Barbara Fredrickson in her work on Positive Psychology. I have previously looked at awe, serenity and pride. Today I would like to consider amusement. What do we mean by… Read moreAmusement
You can probably think of many ways to show how much you love someone, and many more ways to feel loved. However, sometimes our preferred ways of giving and receiving love don’t match up with those of the people closest to us. If we take for… Read moreLove languages
My last blog post focussed on grounding and what it is. This time I will look at senses and how you might use them for grounding. We are usually taught that there are five senses – sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. Grounding… Read moreUsing senses – grounding part 2