“The butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness and still become something beautiful.” As New Year’s Eve rolls around again, like many, I find myself reflecting on 2025. Last year, I started a reflection process, coined by Mel Robbins designed to dig deep into the year that was, in … More Perhaps the butterfly is proof?
I’ve been very quiet lately! Life is just a tad overwhelming and it’s had an impact on me being able to engage in the reflective practice of writing. I’ve been learning many lessons but sharing and articulating them has been difficult. Just to update you all a little – we celebrated my Grandfather’s 90th birthday … More Life is a reality to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.
Like most people, I really struggle with the feelings and emotions that surface around the experience of rejection. It comes with an element of grief – having to let go of what you thought was going to happen and to learn to embrace what actually happened instead. I am a school teacher, and last weeks … More Is rejection just redirection?
I came across a quote recently on Facebook and it resonated, so I wish to share it with you today and hope that you find something in it for you as well. “You throw a bucket of water onto a rock, and it doesn’t do anything. You let a drop of water fall onto a … More Consistency beats intensity
Hi Tribe, As we come back around to Sunday, I hope this week has treated you with gentleness and kindness. I want to chat to you today about the ‘art’ of listening, in the context of learning to listen to your own inner guidance. It might seem like an odd image to attach to a … More The ‘art’ of listening
On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a student free-professional learning day and while, as always, it was loaded with an overwhelming amount of information to process, I find myself reflecting on the main topic of the day – the unwritten codes within our society. As my brain is want to do, I’ve started … More Down the rabbit hole of unwritten codes!
This week my washing machine broke down. The issue is not that I’m disappointed, or that I feel like I’ve been let down. I paid fifty dollars for a second hand washing machine – it was bound to have some issues. And sometimes, one man’s trash is not another man’s treasure. The thing that is … More It all comes out in the wash
This week I’ve felt the need to withdraw, to go inward – to ‘winter’ so to speak. I am settled into my own home now, and in the words of the House of Stark, “winter is coming,” and it’s calling me to curl up under its blanket of quiet, in front of the fire with … More When just doing enough is good enough.
Last week was exceptionally busy. Not only was it the final week of Term One, but for me, it was moving week. There was a flurry of activity and moving parts involved – I needed to source and pick up second hand furniture, I had to pick up the keys and sign off on the … More The Art of Unpacking
I don’t know about you, but does anyone else feel like the energy is moving at the speed of light? For me, it conjures images of being tethered to a fast moving horse and cart, rope tied tightly around my wrists, half stumbling, half running behind it for fear of falling and being dragged hands … More April; The Month for Forgiveness, Self-expression and Connection
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