In life there are small wonderful moments that remind you to trust that everything is always working itself out. These moments occur almost randomly yet they're in perfect synchronicity. It's so easy to get caught up in 'the overwhelm'. The overwhelm is the stress, anxiety and fear that occurs in life. These occurrences may be … Continue reading Small wonderful moments
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Ideas and reality
The idea of something is often much more appealing than the reality. When you get caught up in a daydream about life, you're in control you can make it whatever you want it to be. You can come up with an idea that is totally impossible in the real world but plays out with ease … Continue reading Ideas and reality
The things you don’t want to do
Sometimes we have to do things that we don't want to do. But it's important to remember, there are levels to this sort of thing. You might not want to go to work but you have to. Work could be 9-5 or it could be a 12 hour shift, that's a lot of time spent … Continue reading The things you don’t want to do
How do you view you?
For many people, how they value themselves comes from other people. This can be great when people are treating you well but when not so much when you’re treated poorly. You go from feeling good about yourself to not feeling good enough and because you've become reliant on other people to determine your value. It … Continue reading How do you view you?
You don’t need to change
Just because you try something new doesn't mean you have to adopt it as a long term thing or even do it more than once. This applies to so many things work, relationships, hobbies, habits, diet and fitness. Trying new things is about being open to something you've not experienced before, it doesn't require permanent … Continue reading You don’t need to change
Assuming the worst
Often when when we face a new situation that involves uncertainty, we automatically assume the worst. We make up a story about how bad it'll be, how everything will go wrong and how maybe we'd have been better off if things stayed the way they were. But, change is inevitable and so you have to … Continue reading Assuming the worst
The problem with putting things off
One of the best things that we can do for ourselves is, do things that need to be done, instead of putting them off. Our lives would be so much easier and our stress levels would be significantly lower if only we didn't wait to get things done. Often these things to be done are … Continue reading The problem with putting things off
The old normal
Lockdown allowed us to fantasise about the possibilities of life. The way that things were was no longer seen as the way that things had to be. The longer we were inside the more we began to speak of the new normal. We were able to imagine changes on scales small and large. I think … Continue reading The old normal
What’s the point in having a dream life?
We often end up pushing what we really want to the side in favour of something considered more realistic. The point in having a dream life is being able to acknowledge and accept that where you are may not be where you want to be, then finding ways to bridge that gap. It's not about … Continue reading What’s the point in having a dream life?
What matters most?
When it comes to what is important sometimes we confuse external pressures or expectations with what really matters to us personally. In doing so we end up focusing on and prioritising the wrong things. These external things could come from work, family or friends and they overwhelm us because we aren't clear about what we're … Continue reading What matters most?
The Daily Gemm 