Congratulations! We made it through 2023. Further to the 32 day camping challenge which was the subject of my previous blogpost, the latter half of 2023 involved more 30 day mini adventures including: 30 days of headstands, 30 days of … Continue reading Hell Yeah Self-Care!
What is the dominant language of love that you ‘speak’? According to researchers, the 5 languages are: acts of service, physical touch, quality time, receiving gifts, and words of affirmation. Every personality has a preferred way to receive and give … Continue reading 5 Love Languages
Self-advocacy is the action of representing oneself or one’s views or interests. Oxford Languages dictionary Are you able to self-advocate and speak up for your needs? Do you even know what your needs are? According to understood.com, people with differences … Continue reading Self-Advocacy
Imagine that spoons represent your energy. You only have a finite number of spoons/energy to use each day and every morning begins with more or less spoons/energy for various reasons, including doing too much the previous day and using up … Continue reading Spoon theory
Which of your existing habits are life-affirming and which habits get in the way of you achieving your current goals? Atomic Habits, by James Clear, is an awesome book that explains how to develop small healthy habits, to help you … Continue reading Cultivating atomic habits
Do you often feel fully rested? …relaxed? …rejuvenated? Or do you believe you don’t have time to rest? …or do you think: “Rest is for lazy people” That’s what my mother told me once as a throwaway comment. But, because … Continue reading Just say “YES” to REST!
For several years now, apart from Samhuin, December has been the month when my family sits down together to reflect on the past year and we take time to define our goals for the year ahead. We do this reflective … Continue reading Year compass
(7 minute read) I have a quote on my fridge as a reminder that everything we think, say and do today affects tomorrow: Do something today your future self will thank you for. ~ Sean Patrick Flanery (apparently, or an … Continue reading Your future self
(6 minute read) The word psychology originates from logos, meaning the study and use of, and psyche ie., “breath, energy, consciousness, soul or spirit” (Edwards, 2008, p. 132). Yet I was taught nothing about the breath on any of my … Continue reading …and breathe…
(6 minute read) Do you have much to laugh about these days? I don’t know if you have heard, but a pandemic has created a global economic and health crisis, and as of writing it has been almost one year … Continue reading PsychLOLogy
Jules Sparkles 