Wellbeing

“Before I can become an expert on anything, I must first become an expert on me.” Charles F. Glassman This week’s conversation is about health and as October (for me) is an important month as it celebrates both mental health and breast cancer awareness – both of which I believe to be important.  We cannot…

“But grief makes a monster out of us sometimes . . . and sometimes you say and do things to the people you love that you can’t forgive yourself for.”  Melina Marchetta It’s ironic that I picked the subject grief for this week and then it has begun to sneak into my work! Grief and…

“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitudes to them.”  Antoine De Saint-Exupery This week’s conversation is around confidence, and this can wane for us all and is dependent upon many things. I have had a two-week break from mosaics due to life’s events and returning this week has…

“Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it’s a sense of harmony. It is essential to maintaining quality in life and work.”  Joshua Osenga I have been “offline” so to speak for the past two weeks recovering post-surgery from a minor operation.  I did have a list of what not to do…

A symptom of wisdom is curiosity. The evidence is calmness and perseverance. The causes are experimentation and understanding. Maxime Lagacé I took some time out of my schedule the other day to attend a gathering held for carers and their loved ones who are living with dementia as a guest speaker.  It was lovely to…

“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.”  Washington Irving This week’s conversation is about “why”.  Why you do what you do, both professionally and personally.  What is your reason? For me, that is an easy question.  I wish to help people to get to their reason.  Their reason to live the life the way they…

“The quality of your life is built on the quality of your decisions.”  Wesam Fawzi The above quote certainly highlights my growth over the past two years.  Up until last year, when we had our BIG overseas tour – I continued to do my social media posts, including whilst on leave.  I would usually pre-program…

“A single opinion is comfortable. Comfort is hostile to change. Progress is uncomfortable because it changes the comfort.” Thomas Vato Life can be complicated at times with relationships or connections, whether at work or in our private life.  Learning to navigate the discomfort can be challenging and awkward. Comfort can change so quickly, whether a…

“The pure power of a life can manifest as beatitude, or as an unspeakable, sheer violence…” Jane Bennet This week’s topic of conversation is life’s meaning, and I will confess – I did look up the meaning of beatitude.  It is great happiness or calm which makes perfect sense as the opposite of sheer violence.…

“My wish for you is that you continue.  Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.  Continue to allow humour to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”  Maya Angelou This week we are discussing kindness, and this quote came across my feed, and I…

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”  Oscar Wilde This week’s conversation is about “living well” and whilst I have been pondering on this for the past few days, I have realised that it is something that I have been working on for many years! Whilst I…

“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.”  Cormac McCarthy This week’s conversation is around “reality” and at times, we all get triggered from an event that has happened in the past.  This is no different for those of us who also work in the roles of therapists and/or counsellors.…

“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”  Stephen Covey This week’s conversation is about keeping up self-care and the timing for this subject, for me, could not have been more planned or necessary! Last week, I took the week off to take advantage of my husband’s conference in…

“Freedom always deals with ‘the possible’; this gives freedom its great flexibility, its fascination, and its dangers.” Rollo May  This week’s conversation is around flexibility and as I write this, I am in Cairns Queensland. I love the flexibility of being my own boss and being able to block out time as options become available,…

“Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step.” Muhammad Ali This week’s conversation is around new beginnings, and this can mean different things at different times.  Whether a new relationship, new family or a new chapter of your life or even doing tasks that you don’t normally do.…

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”  Conrad Hilton This week’s conversation is about success and there are many ways of looking at what success is and means for us all, what it looks like or how we measure it. For me, success is…

“If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.”  Brene Brown This week’s conversation is about being authentic and this can be difficult, especially when…

“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.”  Theodore Roosevelt This week’s conversation is about ageing and to be blatantly honest – I am rather feeling it this week.  I have got a lot on my plate and am feeling older – both in my body…

“My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.” Charlie Chaplin This week’s conversation is around pain, both physical and/or emotional or psychological pain. Ironically, this subject was timely as this week has been rather challenging, and the stress is impacting on my body.…

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”  Dalai Lama This week’s topic of discussion is caring, in which the Oxford dictionary defines caring as “displaying kindness and concern for others.”  As the above quote highlights caring for others, or compassion, can assist towards our own…