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 […]
Why doing nothing is not a waste of time.
Imagine for a moment you could be given more time. Pockets of delicious minutes, days, weeks, even months for whatever you need. What would you do? Would you fill this time with activities? Plan to get lots of stuff done not wanting to ‘waste’ a precious second? Would you do ‘nothing’? Spending the time being present, […]
Is your busyness a way to fill uncomfortable space?
You make a decision, you learn to say no, you begin lightening your load. Then one day……the busyness ends. There is no list. There is no schedule. There is space. Open wide space. Open wide scary space. Open wide scary space that holds possibility. Open wide scary space that holds possibility and endless choice. There is […]
How to feel good and make more time for play
I went on strike once. There was no fan fair or major announcement. I went for quiet, passive, annoyance. I was not making a bed, clearing a dish or picking up a shoe for the entire day. I wanted to show my family what life would be like if I stopped tidying up all day. Did I […]
Why doing less is clever, not lazy
We often fear doing less. We label less as lazy. We think of less as damaging. We worry that if we don’t work hard enough, we will surely miss out. We worry that while we take a break, opportunities will be missed and we will be left behind. We worry that if we do not attend every event we will be forgotten, overlooked […]
When less does become more
What if by doing one less thing today, you were able to enjoy a simple moment of your day more??? What if you don’t make the beds today and enjoy long conversations and furious giggles with the kids over breakfast??? What if you have takeaway tonight and instead of cooking play board games??? What if you leave the dishes until […]
