‘To travel is not to go anywhere but to go. The great affair is to move.’ Travels with a Donkey – Robert Louis Stevenson
After 3 days walking with my daughter following the route that RL Stevenson walked in 1878 with his donkey Modestine, I feel in agreement with his philosophy. It’s not the destination that’s important or where we walk, but simply taking life at a different pace....
Finding sacred space
We are all worthy of worshipping ourselves, of finding the place that resides deep inside – the kernel or essence of our being that warrants acknowledgment and celebration of our lives. Do you have a physical sacred place you go to contact yourself? Is there somewhere...
How I overcame my fear of what somebody (might) think of me by connecting with my fire energy
Why do we care what people think of us? Everybody is entitled to have their own opinions and to express them, quietly, intellectually, forcefully or with great passion having a profound influence and affect on people’s lives. But what if being afraid of what people...
What’s Your WILD?
I feel better when I am doing something wild. It means I’m being me. Now what is one person’s wild can be wildly different to another’s. Maybe you don’t like your wild hair and tame it with straightener’s or maybe you wish your hair was more wild so you dye it or...
Why you have to empower yourself first before working on your relationship…
Your relationship feels off kilter, it’s not how it used to be, the niggles out-weigh the love you feel and you’re struggling to see the positives, or find the feelings for the person you first met. The dog-chewed comfy old slippers are the pink elephant in the middle...
Get Away
A change of scenery can have profound effects on your state of mind. Time to be in the moment, be yourself and do activities you enjoy during a trip away can have significant and unimaginable benefits on our overall wellbeing. Plans to walk for a week on the Camino...
Remembering how to be in the present moment
As I’ve sat down to continue writing my book about walking the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, I realised that this day exactly two years ago was my first full day back at home after being away from my family for 35 days. It feels a long time ago...
Are you excited or scared by playing as an adult?
Do you allow yourself time to be creative? How do you express yourself creatively? The first step is acknowledging your creativity and that we are all artists. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron has sat on my bookshelf for several years, barely opened before I’ve...
Is this the key to an exciting life? New research
I read this article as an interesting juxtaposition to my post on FEAR last week. Being OK outside of your comfort zone and actively doing so on an individual basis within your own limits, which will vary enormously from person to person is an idea I have thought and...
F. E. A. R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wue5sCpuM I want to write again, to find my voice, to not let the demons of doubt take over or for my body to succumb to insomnia, adrenal fatigue and depression. So I am resurrecting writing my blog after many months of hibernating...