by Mel | Jul 10, 2019 | Happiness, Inspiration, Pay Attention, Uncategorized |
When you just want to run away By 9 am this morning I just wanted to pick up my phone and my purse and run away. You know those days? They usually come after a period of struggle… holding it together, head down, plodding along… then something small tips you over the...
by Mel | Feb 5, 2019 | Inspiration, Pay Attention, Self-Care |
More than a hug in a mug If you’re bogged down in life and feel as if nothing good ever happens to you, it’s hard to imagine how you can find a way to better times. When things are crap they take over. They crowd your thoughts and the more you dwell on...
by Mel | Aug 3, 2018 | Happiness, Inspiration, Pay Attention
If opportunity knocks… Sometimes opportunities present themselves and we act on them immediately. Sometimes we stop and think about the opportunity, mull it over, weigh up the pros and cons, then end up talking ourselves out of it. Well, the other day I happened...
by Mel | Mar 7, 2018 | Happiness, Making changes, Pay Attention
Want to change something? Focus attention on it. In my recent blog post about attention (which you can read here) I talked about paying attention to the seemingly insignificant. But this isn’t the only place where your attention is warranted. Do you have anything in...
by Mel | Feb 27, 2018 | Pay Attention, Perspective
What gets your attention? What gets your attention? In this mad world of ours we are continually being bombarded by stimuli for our senses but how do you decide what gets your attention? Particularly on social media, our feeds are a constant stream of “LOOK AT...
by Mel | Feb 12, 2018 | Happiness, Inspiration, Pay Attention, Perspective
What’s your story? What’s your story? The stories we tell ourselves about why we can or can’t do something or have something have a huge impact on our lives. There’s a quote from Henry Ford that really appeals to me: “If you think you can do a thing, or...
