From the very first moment we wake – to that very last moment at night – we are available, or at least our minds are, to those intrusive thoughts and ruminations, past and present… but rarely are we appreciating the only place that truly matters – the here and now – this second… in present moment awareness.
Does anxiety keep knocking on the door of your life and have you tried opening the door?
When we stop trying to push back the discomfort of anxious thoughts, and open up to possibilities around where they may originate from, and what they are associating with today, we can find they become less impactful, resolving even to a manageable level. This is important for a number of reasons: [Read more…]
Following the acid test of providing free of charge over 500 downloads of the ‘rough’ copy compilation of blogs attributed to my website, I decided it might be reasonable to have a version of the most popular blogs formatted, tidied up, re-edited, proofed and made available across all major e-readers at Smashwords. [Read more…]
Even today, sex can be a taboo subject, more so any dysfunction in a sexual relationship – and with good reason! Sexual relationships are generally a highly private and sensitive matter, but what does that mean when things start to go awry? [Read more…]
“Philip” gets up every morning determined to do all the things he promised himself he’d do yesterday and ends most days frustrated and fed up because he’s not making any progress. Phil’s wife has a stressful job and sometimes needs a lot of support; their one year old son is just like most babies and, rewarding though it is, takes a lot of time and energy. [Read more…]
Opportunities to be mindful arrive every day, but when away from the day-to-day routine it’s always extra special! [Read more…]
An alternative option for a 24 hour time period… [Read more…]
And so another holiday season is upon us, if we are fortunate enough to be able to take time out! [Read more…]
…that wasn’t a metaphor! Or was it?
Actually, a walk in the park, the riverside, through town or just walking rather than driving where possible can be helpful, emotionally and physically. But you know this, right? [Read more…]
Our guest author is Olivia Roat, a reporter for GoStrengths!, a site dedicated to teaching resilience and happiness skills to parents and kids. She discusses tech and mindfulness.
As a society, we’re always on the go, so does that mean our brains are too? According to a report from the University of California, San Diego, in 28 years (from 1980 to 2008), our consumption of information increased 350 percent! [Read more…]