Day 1 – Mindful dieting Wow what a day. I’m so glad that I’ve been practising mindfulness for a while, otherwise I think I would have gone compeltely mad! The sensations, feelings, thoughts and emotions (yes they’re all different) were incredible and all day long. For exammple, around 2.30pm I’m writing in my garden office […]
The eve of a new era – tomorrow I will remove sugar and flour from my diet. It’s a lifestyle diet I’ve come across to help me do this (called Bright Line Eating). For some years I’ve been meaning to give up flour to help my digestion. But more recently I’ve been reading about how […]
Not working in a school full time these days, I sometimes miss the community gatherings. Take today, Harmony Day, when I’m sure your children have gone off to school in orange? But, for a change, here’s my take on the word ‘harmony’ today. Harmony is beautiful. It might be the moment that your mouth bites […]
1st day of Spring (well in the Northern hemisphere anyway). Today I’m launching a month of daily prompts to encourage us to be more mindful, present and aware in our daily lilfe. Just to notice things as you go about your day. These beautiful yellow daffodils are my national flower of Wales and today is […]
Interesting topic for my first blog in a while. Hope you’ll forgive me ha ha! Last week I received an apology, something I had not expected in the six years since the event. Nevertheless an apology it was. So I guess this gave me closure even though that is what I thought I had achieved […]
I was raised on this phrase, always spoken by the optimist, my mum. Today seems the appropriate time to relaunch this blog as we celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. Whether you can see the likeness or not, I’ve always believed that my mum looks a bit like the Queen. Reflective in my 50th year, I […]
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On the eve of my 50th month I wanted to share a few things with you, prompted by a friend asking me why I’m filling my life with so many new things at the moment. She thought it was because I was scared of being 50! Now I have to admit that every time I reach a new […]