I watched him stumble up the street, scuffing his shoes as he walked, head down. “What’s wrong?” were the first words out of my mouth. “Nothing,” he muttered. I wasn’t convinced. “You don’t look happy. What’s wrong?” (again) Then came the barrage of Mum questions about friendships, sport, teachers, lunch and even the weather, as […]
The simple and effective solution for endless worrying
I woke up one day, 19 years ago, unable to open my jaw fully. To fill you in, my life that year was a busy whirrrrr!!! I’d been promoted to my dream job, had a 45 minute commute to work and was putting in ten-hour days. Plus, I was getting married and had my control […]
Why you are not doomed to walk that well worn path
Despite living as a stressed out overachiever for many years, it was only a decade ago that the ‘A’ word was mentioned to me. At the time I was struggling with a sleepless baby and busy toddler, and feeling like an out of control, crazy, angry mess. I’d been like this before in my work. Back then I’d […]
Are you too busy to stop? You could be doing more harm than good.
There it was! I could see it and boy could I feel it, my tell-tale itchy eye was back and I knew what it meant. I’m run down and exhausted. My weary self needs a damn good rest. I’ve pushed my limits mentally, emotionally and physically of late, and ignored all the earlier warning signs to slow down. The stiffness in […]
Why Ease is not Easy
I spent much of 2015 in search of ease. Ease has eluded me most of my adult life. I’ve known hard work that’s paid off as achievement and material success. I’ve known fast paced living that has stripped me of options. I’ve known commitment upon commitment that has tricked me into believing I no longer had choice. I’ve […]
Busy! What to do when you have more to do than time to do it.
We’ve all had one of those days. Washing is piled high and it’s pouring with rain outside. The kids have parties and you promised to bake cupcakes. Work has called needing you to extend your shift… and you’ve remembered hubby needs his suit dry cleaned before the weekend. It’s not even 9am and already you’re pushing aside […]
How to find ease when a storm of frustration is building
A storm is brewing. I am never quite sure how it begins. Could it be those few late nights? The yoga class I skipped? Maybe the anticipation of school holidays and the ‘guilt juggle’ I then have with work? Is it the lack of time for the list of things I truly want to do? Is […]
