Last month we asked you to check how you talk to yourself inside your head.It turns out many of our conversations with ourselves are variations on a theme of ‘Am I Good Enough?’We give ourselves a hard time for not being better at being: parents/friends/workers/siblings/… Read More »How To Be Good Enough
LIFE……….it takes a bit of managing doesn’t it? At the moment there are two people from developing countries (Thailand and Zimbabwe) living at our house. And what I’m noticing is that, where they might be used to doing something by hand – washing up, clothes… Read More »Overwhelmed Again?
Have got a symptom at the moment that bothers you? Those of you who have worked with me may recognise this speedy yet highly effective way to shift it.
Headache, indigestion, stiffness, pain, eczema….it doesn’t matter what it is
It’s works by looking at how your brain is currently ‘coding’ your symptom
For example, if you have (are dûing, for fans of the Lightning Process) a HEADACHE, consider for a moment……
STEP ONE – If you were to draw a picture of it
NOTICE….
What colour is it?
How big is it?
Is it hot or cold?
Where is it?
What kind of texture does it have?
How do you feel about it?
Whatever picture you come up with IS HOW YOUR BRAIN IS CODING YOUR HEADACHE
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Top Tips for Living a Good Life
Have you ever made a decision and found, when it comes to following through, you really wish you hadn’t?
Recently one of my clients, let’s call her Anne, bought a house. That’s a HUGE thing to do, right?
She made an offer….contracts were exchanged…and it was nearly time to leave her old house and move in to the new one.
Suddenly she ‘realised’ it was all a big mistake; she should never have done it; she’s actually happy where she is; everything will be fine if things stay the same
Read More »Making Decisions: Dealing with ChangeHow many times a day do you compare yourself to someone else and decide you’re not as good as them?
Read More »Compare and Despair?There is always uncertainty and change going on – sometimes we forget that. But unusually, at the moment, it’s happening to all of us at the same time. Many of the things we had planned for ourselves just aren’t happening or are happening quite differently. Sometimes it can feel tiring. Sometimes we imagine the worst will happen
We may be grieving over things that might have been but aren’t. The things we wish we could do but can’t. The people we wish we could hug, and they aren’t here. For me, I’ve had it relatively easy, and at the same time, how I wish that my son had been able to move over from Canada as planned. Now jobs may be harder to get and maybe he’ll just stay put.
Some of you have way more to deal with than that.
For me, the most useful thing to remember in all of this is what’s within my control and what isn’t. And how do I want to deal with the uncertainty?
Read More »Is the Uncertainty stealing your energy?