Category: Blog
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Quarter-life crisis – A millennial hazard?
“Some people inherit values and practices as a house they inhabit; some of us have to burn down that house, find our own ground, build from scratch…a psychological metamorphosis” Rebecca Solnit Some call it a funk, some call it a continual groundhog day, some call it a sense that something isn’t right but not knowing…
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The burden of the people pleaser
“…when you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself” Paolo Coehlo (novelist of The Alchemist) Do you struggle to say no to people? Go to great efforts to avoid conflict? Feel responsible for other people’s feelings? Blame yourself excessively? If you’re nodding to any of this, then it’s highly…
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Spring’s here -Time to clean up your act
“Come with me into the woods. Where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or particular, but one of the forever gifts, and certainly visible.” Mary Oliver At last Spring has finally arrived! The snow has melted, the daffodils are smiling and the sun has even made a few appearances.…
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Feeling like an imposter?
“…uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.“ – Maya Angelou (world reknowned author) Ever sat in a meeting at work and felt like a fraud? Ever attributed your success to luck more than your ability? Ever feared that one day everyone…
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Love is blind
Two cures for love by Wendy Cope Don’t see him. Don’t phone or write a letter. The easy way: get to know him better. Given its February and Valentines Day is fast approaching, I couldn’t resist writing this month about the matter of romantic love. The very talented Ms Cope’s little ditty above has always…
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Spiritual bypass – Are we all victims?
First of all, a very very Happy New Year!! For this month’s blog post, I’ve chosen to look at the concept of spiritual bypass. I feel this could be quite relevant as we enter those tricky first few weeks of January where we could all fall victim to personal avoidance through our reliance on external…
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Great Expectations
“The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today.” Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher Christmas is coming. There. I said it. Whether you love it or loath it, there’s no avoiding the festive season. And even though there are over three weeks to the big day, Christmas is everywhere (or…
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Say my name
“They say a name expresses the thing it stands for, but I wonder if it isn’t the other way around—the thing gets more and more like its name.” Haruki Murakami “What’s in a name?” asked Shakespeare. Recently the top most popular baby names in the U.K were released (Oliver and Olivia in case you’re interested)…
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Go slow
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Gandhi As the seasons change, and the year marches on with even the ‘C word’ getting mentions (I saw my first mince pies 2 weeks ago), I notice a growing unease within me that time seems to be speeding up and I can’t keep up. A…
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Selfie- harmful or harmless?
The first recognised case of selfie addiction was cited in 2014, where a 19 year old boy spent 10 hours a day taking up to 200 pictures of himself and got so obsessed with taking the perfect picture that he became suicidal. He went to rehab for his addiction and has since been selfie free.…
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