We all know the expression: “Did you get out of bed on the wrong side this morning?” Indeed, a bad mood is often the result of a bad morning routine. The morning makes or breaks the day. The start of a day sets a precedent for what’s to follow. It’s easy to become caught up…Read More
The Old Lady at Number 7
It’s a cold, damp Thursday night. My run takes me the same route it does most evenings of the winter season. The last leg brings me to a corner house. As always, there’s a light on in the front room, and the curtains are wide open. The TV flickers light over the back wall, and,…Read More
MeetMindful Dating – Will It Work for You?
I remember joining my first dating site. It had been a while since I’d been in a relationship, and with Internet dating all the rage, “Why not”? I thought. Besides, I was busy with work and it seemed like an efficient way to skip past the chance bar and party encounters and quickly funnel my…Read More
Why Explaining Death to My Daughter Made Me Re-Evaluate Life
I was sitting in my working when I heard high-pitched screeching from outside the window. I looked up and saw five or more magpies sitting on the roof squawking away. They’d take it in turns to fly off and come back again, all the while still going crazy. I had no idea why they were…Read More
How a Simple Thought Got Me Back on My Feet After a Cruel Blow of Bad Luck
It never rains; it pours. Never a truer word said. It seems like bad luck comes in spurts, usually in a row of three – in my experience. Is this the way life works, or do we simply attract more bad luck because we slip into a negative spiral? Is the law of attraction at…Read More
How to Use the Baby Steps Approach to Turn Molehills into Mountains
Anyone who has a child, or has watched the child of a family member/friend grow up knows this: in the day-to-day moments it seems as if nothing is changing, as if very little progress is being made. Then, one day, you stop and look over your shoulder, and there he or she is – so…Read More
The 25 Best Adult Coloring Books Ever!
If you’re one of the grownups who has discovered the therapeutic and relaxing world of coloring in, you’re no doubt in the market for some suggestions on best adult coloring books. I’ve consulted some friends and, along with a few reader suggestions, compiled this list of the the 25 best books for those in search…Read More
How Digital Addiction Is Ruining Our Health and a 12-Step Plan to Take Back Control
Many of us have developed a smartphone addiction, and it isn’t necessarily our fault. The epitome of a ‘first world problem’ perhaps, but a serious one all the same. Technology is pervasive in that it has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, becoming a technological umbilical cord, an essential link between us and the digital…Read More
2 Simple Hacks to Solve Inbox Stress & Email Anxiety
Who would have thought that email anxiety would become a real problem in the digital age. Well it has, and the majority of us are suffering in one way or another. A few years ago I wrote a post about mindful email practice. And it’s no surprise that since writing that post – way back…Read More
The Benefits of Adult Coloring: 10 Reasons to Color Yourself to Calm
Without thinking twice, I picked up a crayon and began to color in with my daughter. It was only after a couple of minutes that I sort of came to and realised that “this is actually really therapeutic”. On the face of it, sitting there coloring in the hippos, crocodiles, sky and grass would seem…Read More