Category Archives: Wellbeing

Censorship. I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately after listening to a podcast from Mark Groves called ‘The cost of censorship’. I’m trying to make sense of it and work out how what to do with it. I find that with any topic, knowledge or awareness creates more problems initially. I guess it’sContinue reading “Censorship”

Authenticity Vs. Belonging. I’ve been listening to podcasts lately and I found this to be an interesting topic. I (we) as humans are built to belong, and we seek it out at every opportunity, whether that be religion, sports team, interests, career and so on. Social media has amplified this and it’s now 24/7 (ifContinue reading “Authenticity Vs. Belonging”

Ring a Ring o’ Roses. I was chatting about this old nursery rhyme yesterday and how it should be re-written for covid so I had a little play this morning. It’s got alot of Australian/Victorian references as that’s where I am. Ring a Ring o’ SteelA cupboard full of loo rollA-tishoo (into your elbow, thanks!),Continue reading “Ring a Ring o’ Roses”

Comparison. It’s a message that I’m getting repeated daily at the moment, reading, watching, listening to stuff and comparison is the message. On typing comparison into google, google suggests that ‘comparison is the thief of joy’. I’d have to agree. Apparently, it’s human nature to compare, so I guess the key is learning to notContinue reading “Comparison”

Signposts. What’s their purpose? To direct us? To guide us? To help us? All of the above. Now, I’ve always been led by emotion, which is great if it’s a good one and not so great if it’s a not so good one. I’ve trusted my emotions and been led by them. But I wasContinue reading “Signposts”

Mantras. These are key to changing negative thought patterns. I’ve recently been going through some things and I’ve found that a simple mantra overides the unconcious or concious negative thoughts about myself or a situation. There was a time at school where we, as a class, were given ‘lines’ to learn not to repeat unacceptableContinue reading “Mantras”

Where does it come from? As per my usual approach I just googled ‘self image distortion in a mirror’ to try and find an image to accompany my blog. It all centered around body image, which is understandable as I used the word mirror. But how we see ourselves is 100% driven by our mind/ego.Continue reading “Self image”

I’ve been sat here wanting to write about stuff but not knowing where to start or what to say. There’s so much going round my head at the moment it’s hard to pin anything down. Roller Coaster came to mind as that’s what this past 18 months has been. There were life’s ups and downsContinue reading “Roller Coaster”

There’s alot of it about at the moment. I see it and feel it most days, in myself and others. I’ve been through angry stages previously, it was mainly directed inward. I’ve also used it as a fuel for action, it has serious amounts of energy! Anger is a powerful emotion and I’ve learnt thatContinue reading “Anger”

I’ve decided to make an effort in surrounding myself with positive (reading/listening/people) rather than the media. It really does make a difference. What I focus on determines my mood, outlook and optimism. I’ve always been pretty inconsistent with who I am. If I walk into a room of sad people I’ll act/be sad to fitContinue reading “Invisible”