Tag: self-care
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When Life Gets in the Way of Self-Care
So in my new group (Fall in Love With Life) we’re talking about self-care for the month of April, and I did a little poll to ask what got in the way of people’s self-care. By far the most popular answer was “life gets in the way”. It does. I get that. We forget. We…
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What to do for self-care
So a couple of weeks ago I talked about self-care – how to check on how cared for you feel and why it’s important…but what do you do for your self-care? Because it’s more than just massages (which are awesome) and eating the right food (which is good for you). It’s everything that makes you…
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Where is Self-care on your priority list?
How is your self-care? Do you take excellent care of yourself? Is self-care high up on your priority list? For most of us, we do the bare minimum we need to keep ourselves functioning – able to work and do whatever else we want to do. Just. It’s the equivalent of putting fuel in your…
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Obstacle Busting: Energy and Health Issues
There are times in most of our lives when our health and energy become a problem – to the point that it gets in the way of us having the most magnificent life possible. Those damn bodies of ours, right? Er, no. Listen, your body is the machine that gets it all done, so taking…
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Daily Practices that keep you Healthy, Happy and Sane
What daily practices do you have that keep you happy, healthy and sane? I got thinking about this because over the last week, various things have happened to disrupt my normal routine…and this meant that a couple of my daily practices got dropped. As soon as I picked them up again, clarity was restored, I…
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5 Ways to Restore Your Equilibrium
In the past 12 months, I seem to have talked a lot about world events and how they affect us. Shocking election and referendum results, dreadful acts of terror, violence, shock, fear. And yet again, an act of terror has rocked my country. And yet again, the energy of the country’s gone hinky. And we’re…
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Take Care of Your Tender Heart
I’m sure you’ll have heard of the terrible events in Manchester this week. I am, of course, always horrified by every terrorist atrocity, but this one for some reason has shocked me to my core. Along with, I know, a lot of people. So if you’ve been affected by the awful events this week, or…
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I Go Up Tiddly Up-Up, I Go Down Diddly Down-Down
Has anyone else felt the crazy-assed energy that’s been in the world these past weeks? I do not know what is going on (I’ve heard theories that it’s something to do with a comet and the moon; that it’s the struggle of releasing winter; that world events have caused personal earthquakes). All I know is…
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Fill What is Not Full
I’ve realised lately that I’ve been chronically depleted. The signs were there…tiredness, trouble sleeping, not wanting to start work on a Monday, not getting to do my creative work til late, feeling joyless and lacking in energy. But of course, I have been ignoring the signs. Because I am extremely busy and important don’t you…
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Is Your Inner Drill Sergeant or Your Inner Wise Self in Charge?
Do you ever find yourself infighting within yourself between your Inner Drill Sergeant – go, go, do, do, get shit done, nose to the grindstone, sleeping’s cheating – and your inner wise self – connected, wise, loving, calm, peaceful. Inner Drill Sergeant wants you to get on with stuff, regardless of how you feel or…