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Category: self love
Overcoming my Limits
This is a MAJOR project I’ve been engaged with for some years. Whenever things are going well in my life, … More
How to be Happy, even if it Scares you.
And this is one big note-to-self here. I feel fear just writing this post. I’m scared of being happy. There, … More
Easing gently into Self Care
And how to integrate it into my life, and how I do it. Firstly I take note that there is … More
New beginnings
Circumstances continue to temp catastrophising thoughts and I getting pretty jammy at dealing with them now. I notice them as … More
Deserving Wellbeing
A fragment of thought after pondering the resistance I’ve experienced to making positive s subject is huge and requires a … More
Building Resilience
I have many small practices that together contribute to my resilience against succumbing to an overwhelm of stress and even … More
Stability within Flux
I’ve got so much going on just now. I’m running 3 construction projects with 10 staff, I’m mid moving house … More
Boundaries
I didn’t used to feel I had a right to have healthy boundaries. People were free to treat me badly … More
Gratitude
Today I feel grateful for The sun shining The cool breeze blowing My son is coming home soon My good … More
My Self Love Club
I go every Thursday to this group, the Self Love Club. It was started by a wonderful woman who, like … More
Some thoughts on Success and Core Values
I have taken myself from being in receipt of welfare benefits aged 38 to having a thriving business that has … More
10 Ways I’m handling New Territory
Yes I’m constantly finding myself in new territory as I continue on this journey of learning to love myself completely. … More
Coaching Session
I looked up an old coach I had from about 4 years ago, and it was SUCH a positive experience. … More
How I think, How I Feel
I sometimes have a thought something like ‘ oh everything is chaotic, it’s scary, and I’m barely coping’. I also … More
Feeling Anxious
A few things going on and I’m feeling disquiet and some anxiety about. Things not going the way I want … More
Business Overwhelm Today
Giving myself permission to have a long moany analyses of what I like and dont like about running a business. … More
Fulfilment, purpose, belonging, contact, joy, engagement with life
I just started off about to write how lacking I am in these things. Then I realised I actually have … More
Group Meeting update from Last Night
I love this group I go to, it’s a huge support to me and I always look forward to Thursdays. … More
Self Love Club Update
I attended last night and it was intense. The theme was self acceptance. She got us to write down some … More
Mental Health and new Experiences
I can see I wasn’t ready to get out and about for quite a while, so I’m not advocating getting … More
Asking for Help
This is just a short post. I want to share what an immense positive effect it has had on my … More
Wonder Woman Club Review
I spent the afternoon at a woman’s business club meeting, the Wonder Woman Club. How I enjoyed myself there meeting … More
Self Love Club Review
I went to the second meeting of the year last night. I found the Self Love Club on Meet Up. … More
I love myself
I love myself unconditionally and I : Try and be honest and sometimes lie make an effort to show people … More
Success and Childhood
I had a session with the therapist/coach last night. The subject was around allowing more success in, success in all … More
Congratulations to Myself…
I was wondering how I can encourage myself more. Encouragement is such a positive experience, and I love giving and … More
Awoke feeling stress
How is that bloody possible after 2 chilled days and a great sleep?! not sure why at all. Woke up … More
Self sabotage to a Healthy Choices
How is it that am I enjoying and managing to sustain this new exercise regime, and healthy eating, and being generally … More
Sameness
Getting to accept this stability, calmness, quiet, aloneness. Drama will appear no doubt, but for now it is lacking though … More
More Peace, less Strain
A few days more have passed of living without my favourite bad habits, alcohol, sugar, overeating and Facebook. And all … More
Hungry Ghosts – Addiction
Today a bit about my personal struggle with unhealthy addictions. I was listening to Tara Brach’s podcast all last week about addictions and … More
Turning with Kindness Inside
I do this a lot recently, turn towards the inside experiences with kindness. It’s my new hobby, and the payoff … More
Fear of Freedom
Self sabotage has also been described as the ‘regressive pull’. The little scared self wants to return to familiar territory … More
Dealing with Pain
Im talking about angsty anxiety type pain. Ouch ouch ouch….I try to distract myself, to ignore the uneasiness I’m feeling. … More
Undoing the grip of Anxiety
I have been feeling a lot of anxiety recently so got a bit of a moan today here for you! I … More
Disappearing Self…
This is another familiar aspect of life I have been saying a goodbye to. Bye bye to my familiar identity and personality. … More
Loss, Gratitude and New Beginnings
Happy New Year to you. This morning in bed I thanked my miraculous body for its service to me. I … More
Compassion for us all
I have been pondering recently about the effect on all of us, of the unprecedented amount of news coming our way … More
Resting with it all
Being unavailable for a little while regularly is another of my routine practices of self care these days. So today at … More
The more I trust, the more life works out
So after my fear was screaming at me yesterday about socialising during work hours, I did in fact end up … More
Do we Get what we Feel we Deserve?
This is my experience of life so far. In the past when my level of self compassion and love was … More
Letting go with Love
I let go of one of my oldest friends last night. It was not an easy decision to make as I have known … More
Making Space for The Way
“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them“. Thich Nhat … More
May I be Well…
‘May I be well May I be happy May I be at ease May I be safe’ I said this … More
A New World Opens
I was scraping the ice off my windscreen the other morning with a credit card and I was rushing and … More
Happy Valentine’s Day x
Standing up for Ourselves
I am noticing with some curiosity how my changing relationship with myself is causing some immediate changes in my relationships with … More
How can I be Kind to Myself Today?
Every day is an exciting opportunity to start afresh with new practises of self compassion and of finding ways to … More
There’s A Hole In My Sidewalk by Portia Nelson
Chapter One I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am … More
Self Love Vs Self Sabotage
These two are having a juicy war inside me at the moment. The more I love myself and open to allowing … More
Began the day with a self compassion session
A guided meditation by Christopher Germer. A simple self-care exercise and a soothing way to begin a day. ‘May I … More
Learning to Rest with it All 