It’s been quiet, the last few days. I’ve had fewer responsibilities and find myself falling into a sort of hibernation. It’s not altogether unpleasant.
Category Archives: self-care
Writing Poetry for Personal Discovery (Including 6 Guiding Principles)
I love writing and sharing what I write. But poetry does something very different for me. It’s a short-cut to my deepest self. This is how it works for me.
Principles Versus Practice
Many of us have princples that guide our lives, ideals that we’ve translated into practical habits to reflect who we want to be. But sometimes, those principles are too hard to uphold, or conflict with one another, or somehow don’t really seem to mirror that initial ideal. Is it alright not to live according to your own principles for a while?
What Are You Running Away From?
Sometimes we find ourselves running and running and running, without really knowing why or what from. Writing can help clear up those questions. I did just that and want to share where it got me.
Why is Hitting the Pause Button So Scary?
What makes pressing that pause button so difficult? What does it trigger? And why should we take that dreaded break?
What Stops Us From Taking Care of Ourselves? (And What Happens When We Don’t?)
When have you worked enough? When have you ‘earned’ the right to take some rest? Are you weak if you just can’t manage to keep up with the day-to-day rhythm? I was forced to look at some of these questions, through my own very personal lens.
The Empathy Response – Why? How? When?
What is the one response that works on an angry friend, a scared child and a grieving family member? It’s empathy. It’s one of the most valuable skills we can acquire and the impact on our personal and professional relationships is amazing. Why not give it a try?
Are You Aware of What Winds You Up? (And Can You Get Back Down?)
We are all faced with stressors in our everyday lives, but what stresses out one person might not stress out someone else. The same rule applies to all of us, though: what goes up must come down. But how?
Healty Relationship Practices: Taking it Slow
If you look at movies or tv-shows these days, it seems that most first dates end between the sheets. If it’s true love, that is. But traditionally, building a relationships goes a lot slower, and there are good reasons why.
10 Things I Love About Myself (That I’m Not Supposed To)
We get taught an awful lot, implicitly and sometimes explicitly, about what we’re supposed to love and hate about ourselves. Until we decide we no longer buy it. Until we decide we can just love it all!
Unscrewing Myself 