The way you would react when you're angry, upset, frustrated or annoyed is not the same way you'd respond when you're calm and relaxed. Of course this is fairly obvious, yet how many times have you allowed your feelings to get the better of you instead of simply taking some time. What ends up happening … Continue reading Responding and reacting
Tag: reflection
Necessary regulations
Sometimes it can feel like regulations don't give us the freedom that we desire. Then suddenly, when there's chaos we call out for the need to be regulated. The truth is we only want to be regulated when it suits us and that usually corresponds with our safety. What's the need for rules when no … Continue reading Necessary regulations
Figuring out where things went wrong
If you find yourself regularly having conversations that don't go as planned, in the sense that the outcome you intended wasn't achieved (or you just end up getting frustrated) it's worth taking the time to figure out where things went wrong. Sometimes, it is a simple case of two people with different perspectives not being … Continue reading Figuring out where things went wrong
At your best
At you're best you are joyful, kind, considerate, a good listener, focused, playful and caring. But sometimes you're also inconsiderate, moody, a bad listener, you have your head in the clouds (as in you're distracted and not present), you're rigid and harsh. It's so easy to attach the idea of who you are to you … Continue reading At your best
Least time, most value
If you could only listen to 3 artists for the rest of your life, who would they be? I was thinking about this recently and I found myself surprised that the artists I'd choose are the ones I listen to the least. There was once a time that I listened to them the most but … Continue reading Least time, most value
Does your life align with your values?
Yesterday I wrote about the simple life and after clicking publish I realised that I still had more thoughts to share. After giving it some thought, I started to question why instead of living the life that we want we decide to pursue other paths. In yesterdays post, I wrote of how it is often … Continue reading Does your life align with your values?
The simple life
I recently came across a short story that got me thinking about the way that we live. The gist of the story was that other people will try to convince us that instead of living a simple life that we are happy with now, we should be working hard so that we can live a … Continue reading The simple life
Back to the old
At the beginning of this year I made some changes to this site. I wanted to make it more visually appealing, I wanted to make it better. And so I looked for inspiration, jotted down some ideas then got to work. The end result was something very far from what I'd stuck with for the … Continue reading Back to the old
Checking in on your 2021 plans
If you set any sort of goals, plans or intentions for 2021, now is the perfect time to check in. You've had a month to live the year so far and maybe what you thought you wanted to do or ahcve has now chnaged. The 'magic' of the new year has now faded, perhaps your … Continue reading Checking in on your 2021 plans
The most likely scenario
When it comes to getting swept up in the future it's easy to get caught up in the worst case scenario. But it's also easy to get caught up in the ideal scenario. However, more often than not neither of them come true. The outcome ends up being what I'd call the most likely scenario, … Continue reading The most likely scenario
The Daily Gemm 