Awareness is key

Awareness is key

When a small child has a tantrum, they can scream, stamp their feet, curl up and hide, throw things…. A carer who is aware will often be able to recognise that the toddler is tired or hungry, or anxious about something. In this context, the tantrum is not ‘bad’...
Receiving v Perfection

Receiving v Perfection

When I went to capture this glorious sunrise, I bemoaned the light poles and parking lines taking away from the beauty of the scene. When those elements are removed in the second photo, is the sunrise any less beautiful? What I registered after having that internal...
How to take control

How to take control

My mother had a poem in the kitchen that said –    “God grant me the serenity  To accept the things I cannot change,  Courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference”   With a tribe of kids to care for and a constant juggle for money, there...
Your true nature

Your true nature

Would you like people to love and appreciate you more? Would you like to enjoy more joyful, connected relationships? The journey begins with you. With loving and appreciating yourself just as you are. This warty, lumpy succulent is not the most attractive plant. It’s...