Last week I wrote about courage - and THIS struck me as real courage also - and deeply saddened me that this is still the case. Let’s reflect and be part of the change.
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This week a phrase came to my attention that I've heard many, many times over the years. But, this time, it hit differently.
'Courage is not the absence of fear...but showing up and taking action despite it'.
Oooof. Why is it that these seemingly 'cheesy' phrases can have an impact on us one day and not the next?
I'll tell you...;)
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I was recently asked: “how do you get over a really heart-breaking situation and come out the other side?"
Here are my extensive thoughts, and I hope that these are helpful.
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These questions are the start of getting even better results - in any area of life. Are you ready for the challenge?
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Have you ever felt scared that you've gone 'backwards' and undone all your 'hard work'? I definitely have - and as a result, I recently returned from an incredibly powerful internal 'adventure' and I would love to share it with you…
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you know what? Sometimes I really hate the truth...and sometimes, I love it. But most often times, its a bit of both....
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Some of the things I have said to me in the past could be incredibly damaging to those suffering - here are some of the ways in which we treat different conditions differently. And why it matters.
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Cancer SUCKS. Chemo SUCKS. Take it from me and please read this PSA (public service announcement). I was ALWAYS careful and yet I ended up in this state 4 years ago…
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A powerful reminder of how we all can live - using this poet’s powerful words and setting a video of thorough joy to the words. “You are a whole that exists to live a life, not half a life”.
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We called our Dad ‘Paps’.
He would have been 85 today, and he’s been gone nearly 13 years.
It feels right to share some of him. There is so much to say - which I’m sure is the case for many of us who have lost someone that we love - and I still think that his eulogy that we read sums up our experience of him as our Paps the best.
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STOP using these words and phrases if you want to be more confident, and read this for some alternatives ⬇️
Remember: how we speak our world, creates our world.
Language matters HUGELY.
When you use phrases like this, you undermine yourself…
Sunrise. Alone. Blissfully and utterly alone.
I’m in one of the most famous landmarks in Namibia: Spitkoppe
In the Christmas holidays.
And yet, for this incredibly magical moment, I am alone.
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I was reminded how powerful it can be for some people to see a glimpse of others’ real process when we’re trying to achieve goals or be more confident or have more self belief. So, I’m sharing this brief video compilation to illustrate…
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If you want to be or have more confidence, it’s definitely worth remembering these points…
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Thinking of those for whom this day is difficult for ANY reason.
Ours had due dates but never birthdays.
We never met any of them. The first one was the only one we shortlisted names for - we didn't let ourselves hope for the others - I think the loss of such a joyful hope and expectation is one of the hardest parts…
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s learning to dance in the rain”.
WAIT! Before you share this/dismiss this as a cheesy platitude blog post…
Thing is…that’s all very well, and we all have VERY different ‘storms’.
I’ve been ‘dancing’ through my storms for nearly twenty years…
Sometimes, it takes a long while before we start to share things that have shaped us over the years. Here is one of my stories, because it’s time.
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She is not easy to love.
The desert.
If you swoop in, briefly, catch her at her ‘best’ season
and pick off her wonders with ease and head home…
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Do you want to know a relationship saving sentence - workplace relevant; romantic relationship relevant; friends and family relevant?
It is this:
"The story that I'm telling myself is..."
And you can say it to yourself AND/OR others to clear up troubling situations.
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a communication lesson: what you hear in your mind is very rarely actual truth…
"Surely, I've posted SO much about this trip and spammed people with photos and videos, I can't post anymore?" ...said my brain, preventing me from posting another adventure-related post.
I was SO wrong.
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