‘No regrets’ may be a fine name for a song but it won’t work in real life. To live is to accumulate regrets. What gives regrets their sharp edges is the belief that we could have made things work out […]
From reaction to response for better choices The concept of the Cycle of Reaction can help us to appreciate and enjoy some important benefits of mindfulness practice in our everyday life. In particular it shows us how mindfulness helps us […]
We get lost in thoughts which repeat fears, anxieties, regrets and resentments. Very often these concern issues we can no longer do anything about because they are in the past or because they haven’t yet happened. In mindfulness we try to get good at coming out of this painful mind-wandering whenever we notice we are lost in it.
Two stages to acceptance which is good for our physical and mental well-bring.
“While this may sound passive to our action-oriented ears, the ability to rest comfortably in the present moment regardless of its imperfections is the foundation of all true happiness.” I really like this quote from Sharon Salzberg’s book, Real Happiness […]
Like me, you probably have one or two things coming up today and tomorrow that you’d rather not have to deal with. Maybe they’re boring or maybe they just create a bit of anxiety. If you’re a person who puts […]
Burnout is usually associated with work. When you arrive at burnout you no longer derive pleasure from your work, you can become rather cynical about its value, and about the workplace and what you see as the lack of support. […]
We are often urged to practise gratitude to improve our well-being?
It happens in life, perhaps especially at the moment and over the past year, that we experience stress and anxiety about issues we can’t fix. For instance, none of us can dictate the course of the pandemic (even still) or […]
The concept of ‘channelling’ is one I first heard of in relation to psychics transmitting the thoughts and emotions of various spirits. Most channelling involves the living, though – falling into the trap of judging yourself according to someone else’s […]
