“I hate chin ups, but I want to do them.” she declared. “You’ve got to be super strong” I chirped in remembering the many times I tried. “That’s the added frustration,” she announced. “My trainer says I’ve got the strength now, and I know I’m strong. What I don’t have is enough aggression.” Oh! This […]
How to do more of what you love
I live near the top of a mountain ridge, and the drive to my house is up a 3km long steep and windy road. For the past year I’ve been wanting to walk down this road and then back up. Why? To challenge myself. To see how long it would take. Because I can. So […]
What to do when in transition
I’m in that awkward space. The in-between-time, when one chapter of life has ended and the next one hasn’t fully begun yet. I’ve left behind familiarity and entered into the unknown. Transitioning from what I once was into what I’m now becoming… And can I tell you it feels messy. I know it though, […]
What is enough?
What is enough? I began asking myself this question a few years back. It all began with a particularly wonky morning. I had written a to do list the length of my arm, booked clients for most of the morning and the cupboards were bare, the washing baskets full and the dog was staring longingly at his lead. Super-human […]
The question no one is asking…
What do you want? That is a question I have been asking a lot recently. I ask it because I believe we all get to want what we want and we should never stop wanting more. More health, more peace, more love, more fun… More happiness, more knowledge, more friends, more of what fills you up and […]
10 rituals that are making me feel totally nourished
In a recent workshop a participant described her life as a roller coaster that never stops. I noticed many heads nodding around the room, a sign there were many rollercoaster lives being lived. I understand that rollercoaster feeling. The dips and bends tossing you about, as the demands of life drag you along. At best you […]
Why you should get out of your own way and say NO already.
You open the email, another request, another event. You aren’t interested and feel an instant dread about going. You check the calendar hoping for a ‘valid’ reason to say no. You’re available. You really don’t want to go. You hold back a reply, the request now hanging in your inbox and torturing your mind. How could you say no? What […]
