Sometimes you just need to against the easy option. Panic is really easy to do. A moment of stress or overwhelm often ends in panic when you don't know how to handle the situation. If you find yourself panicking in these situations often, it'll eventually become a habit. Even when you can handle the situation … Continue reading Unlearning panic
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Tending to your needs
Now might be the perfect time. If you find yourself stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, you might also feel a little helpless. But the chances are you actually have a pretty good idea of what you can do to help yourself. Rest, put your phone down, turn off your tv or computer, phone a friend, stretch... … Continue reading Tending to your needs
Is now the time for productivity?
Instead of questioning whether or not you should be maximizing your productivity at this time, it might be more useful to check in with how you feel. If you spend 3 weeks watching netflix, how will you feel? If you spend 3 weeks working yourself to the bone, how will you feel? Chances are you … Continue reading Is now the time for productivity?
Things to be grateful for
It's easy to be grateful when things are going your way. But when times are uncertain and life has thrown a spanner in the works gratitude often becomes a little more challenging. Suddenly the most prominent things are the bad stuff and you're not thankful for your life being turned upside down. In these times … Continue reading Things to be grateful for
The new normal
Right now things might feel strange, they certainly don't feel normal. When we experience difficult or challenging situations so often we end up craving the way things were. You might find yourself longing for the simple everyday things you used to do like working in an office building, travelling by train and seeing full shelves … Continue reading The new normal
Gratitude through challenging times
I start each day with a gratitude practice of listing 10 things I am grateful for. Things are changing quickly and becoming quite difficult in some ways. It can be difficult to keep up with gratitude through challenging times. You might find yourself wondering what exactly there is to be grateful for in a time … Continue reading Gratitude through challenging times
Knowing what you need
A useful skill to acquire is to know what you need in your off moments. But then to go one step further and honour those needs. So often we get a feeling for what we should do but we push it aside and trudge on. We tell ourselves it's inconvenient, we don't want to offend … Continue reading Knowing what you need
Not quite there yet
I recently had a conversation where I was explaining my neutral feelings towards a topic. As the words poured out I thought I was almost on a bit of a high horse. But as the conversation went on I realised that my neutral feelings were just a defense mechanism or a coping strategy. Turns out … Continue reading Not quite there yet
The third option
It's easy to fall into thinking that you only have 2 options. Do nothing or do what everyone else is doing. Sometimes that works out okay but other times you need a third option. That third option is to carve you're own path and do what feels best for you. And sure that might draw … Continue reading The third option
High expectations
Or perhaps the title should read 'How to be eternally disappointed'. I don't believe in working yourself to the bone (well it's not for me anyway) however if your expectations are sky high, you might have to. You can't sit around passively going through life like a sociological ritualist and expecting the world. You'll only … Continue reading High expectations
The Daily Gemm 