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
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
On Friday, I had a powerful and beautiful Reiki treatment with the amazing, kind and empathetic Evie from Gaia’s Light Spiritual Consultancy. While I am still processing and working through the emotions and thoughts that have been gently stirred to the surface, there’s one thing in particular that had a big impact on me. I … More Everything you’re seeking is on the other side of fear.
Don’t cry! Don’t you dare cry! You are in a gym full of grade nine and ten students, do not let them see you cry, I thought as I looked up to see a set of concerned steely grey eyes looking at me. Slowly, I peeled my hand from my forehead and reached out to … More Facing the Things Buried Within – How Our Experiences Can Help Shape Us.
There were so many possible blog posts that I could have chosen to write this week, but I thought I would focus on something that has played a huge role in my week and a situation that I am going to need to navigate moving forward. I’m sharing in the hopes that you will find … More The Power of the Pause.
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