Imagine you’re having a conversation with someone close to you. They share their hopes and dreams for the future. How would you typically react? The Enthusiast Are you the enthusiastic one, who looks to encourage them even if sometimes the dreams seem a little far-fetched or unachievable? The Realist Perhaps Read more…
Forget the glossy magazine notion of a ‘tribe’. I’m talking about the real deal – the ones or one, who weave through the tapestry of your everyday life. They’re the laughter that erupts when you need it most, the ears that absorb your woes without judgment, the hands that extend Read more…
What is unsolicited advice? Simply put, it is advice we either give or receive that hasn’t actually been asked for. Did you ask for advice? Have you found yourself in a situation where you are with a friend or colleague having a conversation and you happen to mention an issue Read more…
A couple of weekends ago, I was invited out for an evening of live music watching a local band that I love. It meant a 40-minute drive and a bit of dubious parking once I returned home (once our parking spaces have gone you have to park elsewhere in the Read more…
Do you feel appreciated? Do you have conversations with people about NOT feeling appreciated? For you to feel appreciated, what must happen? I talk a lot about gratitude and being grateful for things/people in our lives as do many others, but there doesn’t seem to be much discussion about appreciation Read more…
Small was feeling grim and dark Playing toss and fling and bang and crash, Break and snap and bash and batter…. “Good Grief” said Large, “What is the matter?” Small said “I’m grim and grumpy Little Small And nobody loves me at all. “Oh Small” said Large, “Grumpy or Read more…
As if Christmas wasn’t stressful enough, we then insist on catching up with friends and relatives that we haven’t seen for ages, cramming them into a relatively short holiday period whilst also trying to enjoy some time off at the end of an exhausting year! So, what can we do Read more…
I love reading! It’s my “go to thing” at times of stress, when I want to escape, I read before I go to bed, I read in the evenings, I read whenever I get a spare five minutes – it takes me somewhere else, I switch off and relax even Read more…
With the cost of living causing concern for so many and people really having to tighten their belts and think about what they’re spending money on, it’s always a tricky one when we get invited to something social, particularly over the summer where there are likely to be weddings, barbecue’s, Read more…
This weekend I was lucky enough to go away with one of my dearest friends for an overnight stay shopping, eating, drinking wine, barely taking a breath between conversations and then going to see the wonderful Claudia Winkleman onstage. We had a fabulous time! It also meant that we spent Read more…