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The gentleness of trees

29/4/2020

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I’m going with a nature theme this week, mainly because I’m in awe of it all at the moment. Having spent more time of late staring at the trees in my garden, I’ve been struck by how wonderful they are.

The thing that occurred to me the most, though, is how gentle trees are – and how this gentleness isn’t about a lack of strength, but more a sense that they don’t disturb; they don’t push yet they know their power; and they can provide shelter for many others. I’m now considering being more tree!
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It’s bin day

22/4/2020

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For me, it’s a Wednesday – bin day, that is. And it's not just physical rubbish (or recycling and garden waste, obviously!) that I try to throw out: I also mean putting out the rubbish from our minds and lifestyles. If you’re looking for something new to try, how about a weekly clear-out of old stuff, timeworn ways of thinking and tired or unhelpful thoughts and feelings?
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Just as you wouldn’t retrieve something from a rubbish bin and reinstate it long after it had been collected, try not to pick up old thoughts and feelings again. Once you’ve put the bins out, keep them out. This way, you’ll have much more space for clear thinking and easier feelings. 
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My musical motivation to move

15/4/2020

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Despite doing it as one of my jobs, I am not particularly motivated when it comes to exercise. Lying down and doing nothing always seems more appealing.

Therefore, I’ve had to find ways of motivating myself to move, and music is usually top of the list. Exercising needn’t be for hours at a time – I’m a great believer in ‘little and often’ – so putting together a short collection of songs feels easy. Here is my current ‘Top Five’:

1. Warm up to ‘Don’t stop me now’, Queen.
2. Leaping around to ‘Titanium’, Sia/David Guetta.
3. Intense strengthening exercises to ‘Too close’, Alex Clare.
4. Conditioning work to ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’, Lauren Hill.
5. Cool down and stretch to ‘Mykonos’, Fleet Foxes.

​What are your musical motivations? I’d love to hear them!

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Doing the best you can

8/4/2020

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At the moment, I’m seeing so many social media posts about parents feeling like they are failing their children because they let them watch lots of TV or spend hours on the iPad, or because their home-school experience isn’t top notch, particularly while they are trying to work and trying to navigate such unusual times. That feeling of not doing things ‘right’ is just a feeling. I doubt anyone is trying to do their worst during all of this.

Anyway, it reminded me of something that Maya Angelou said:

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
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Until then, back right off yourself. 

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Three is the magic number

1/4/2020

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I have a very wise friend, Julia, of Oxford Family Hypnotherapy, who has lots of lovely nuggets of advice. She told me about the power of three little things and I wanted to share them with you.
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Putting my spin on it, I thought it might be handy to give you an idea of the opposite of these to make the point.
  1. Negative thought: “Everything is going wrong; the world is against me.”
  2. Negative action: “I’m going to fester in a pit of self-despair that helps me feel even worse.”
  3. Negative interaction: “I’m going to go on social media and compare my awful life to everyone else’s perfect lives.”
No doubt you can see how destructive this can be, despite how alluring a bit of sulking can feel in that moment. It takes a bit of strength to haul yourself out of the negative funk and back towards the positive. How can you turn things around to the positive? When you are feeling out of sorts, try thinking about these three things:
  1. Positive thought: “Today might feel uncomfortable, and tomorrow might be different. It’s not always this bad. I know things will feel better soon.”
  2. Positive action: “I know that getting out for a short walk has helped in the past, so I will try that right now.”
  3. Positive interaction: “I will phone one of my friends for a short chat, or I will look for something funny to watch to help lift my mood.”
Just a few small, positive steps start the ball rolling to long-term, sustainable positive change. That, and a good night's sleep... but I'm in danger of repeating myself so will stop there!
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