Monday Musings Part Twenty: It’s Never too Late
It’s Never too Late Recently, I came across a quote by George Elliot that resonated with me. ‘It is never too late to be who you might have been.’ For me, this single sentence contains a book full …
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Monday Musings Part Nineteen: It’s Okay to Have a Meltdown
It’s Okay to Have a Meltdown While we’re on our life journey, it’s important to remember that we’re only human. And not a one of us is a saint (most probably). And, I’m sure that each of those …
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Monday Musings Part Eighteen: Life before Death
Life before Death If you’ve read my previous musings, you will have seen that I spent far too many years in a dead zone. I got so busy worrying about coping in general, and judging myself as unworthy, …
Monday Musings Part Seventeen: Own It
Own It Last week we looked at knowing what’s yours. Today, I’d like to talk about owning what’s yours. More specifically, facing up to the things you’d rather bury in a deep, dark hole. We all make mistakes. …
Monday Musings Part Sixteen: Knowing what’s Yours
Knowing what’s Yours On from Monday Musings Fourteen, on patience and knowing when not to act, this week we take a look at knowing what’s yours. What do I mean by this? The simplest way to approach this …
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Monday Musings Part Fifteen: I think, therefore I am
I think, therefore I am. The mind is everything. What you think, you become. We make our own world, and then we live in it. As with the Monday Musings on Gratitude and Patience, perception is key. Train your …
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Monday Musings Part Fourteen: Patient Perseverance
Patient Perseverance Whenever things go wrong, we respond. Often, in our annoyance or hurt, none too skilfully. Sometimes, it’s not actually any of our business, and still, we meddle. Do we have to try and solve everything, though? When …
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Monday Musings Part Twelve: Dying to Live
Dying to Live How happy we are with ourselves, directly influences how happy we are with the world around us. If we dislike ourselves, then we will be equally dissatisfied with the things and folks in our lives. Without …
Monday Musings Part Eleven: Reining in Rage
Reining in Rage Each of us has ground rules for living. And when those rules get broken, we become angry. The level of our anger depends wholly upon our perception of how unreasonable the rule breakage is; or, …
Monday Musings Part Ten: First, Breathe
First, Breathe Last week, in Monday Musings Nine, we looked at grounding ourselves and using quiet reflection. Right up there in importance to our wellbeing is something we do every day without giving it even one thought, never mind …
Monday Musings Part Nine: The Teaching of Trees
The Teaching of Trees Have you ever studied a tree? Ever thought about the fact that its underground roots mirror its sky-reaching canopy? Without digging deep beneath the mud and embracing the utter blackness, it could never thrive and …
Monday Musings Part Eight: The Jewel in the Mud
Jewel in the Mud Bad things happen. It’s part of life, no matter how much we might resist it. Like you, I don’t want the hard stuff. I want my life to be easy and run smoothly, but we …
Monday Musings Part Seven: No Strings
No Strings Today, I’d like to take a closer look at giving. At first glance, it seems simple enough. Right? Erm … not quite. Have you ever given a gift to someone—a loved one, perhaps—and felt disappointed at their …
Monday Musings Part Six: Don’t Just do Something
Don’t just do something How many times have you done something, or said something, only to wish later that you hadn’t? How often have you wished that you could bottle hindsight and sell it as foresight? I have, …
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Monday Musings Part Five: Nobility of Silence
Nobility of Silence Modern life is full of noise and busyness. For many of us, this is just how we want it, because it helps us to avoid being with what is. We use it as a distraction. …
Monday Musings Part Four: Mirror of Our Lives
Mirror of Our Lives When I first came across the teaching that if somebody judges me, it is their problem not mine, I thought: What on Earth? In some indignation, I spluttered, ‘Of course, it’s my problem!!’ After …
Monday Musings Part Three: Let it Go
Let it Go When we hold onto things, we suffer. This includes our beliefs and wants. Sometimes, the way things are match the way we want things to be. Most of the time, though, that doesn’t happen. It’s …
Monday Musings Part Two: Be a Nobody
Be a Nobody What do I mean by ‘be a nobody’? Everyone wants to be a someone, right? Isn’t that a good thing? I’m not talking about being without drive or purpose. What I’m talking about is …
Monday Musings Part One: Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now. Have you got that Monday feeling? The one where the whole rest of the week looms ahead, and you wish that Friday would get a move on and get here already. Perhaps you felt …