Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 hours 55 minutes
Find out a little about what I'll be covering this season!
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Over the past year we've done a lot of work on our thinking but I felt like we'd neglected a little, our body awareness.
In this episode, I talk you through a full body scan meditation. Feel free to pause the podcast for longer to allow for breathing and feeling. You can go through this exercise anytime you need too!
See you for Season 2!
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It's been a tough year for all of us thanks to the global Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. We've had ups and we've had downs but throughout it all there have been a pool of people who have supported us and kept us going. Not only have we called on them for help, support, laughs and tears but we have also called upon our own personal reserves to see us through. Now is the time to celebrate all of that!
Hands up if you find it easy to forgive and then never think about the incident again!
Anybody? Nope? No, me neither! Forgiveness is hard. Forgiving ourselves is probably harder than forgiving other people. It's not impossible though.
To move forward towards our goals and desires takes work. Along the way, we are likely to make mistakes and end up having to try again a few times until we get things right...
NB: If you are feeling overwhelmed and have been having thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please seek professional help and do not rely solely on the information in this episode. Some places which may be able to help and support you are: Samaritans (UK tel: 116 123); NHS UK (www.nhs.uk); Mind (www.mind.org.uk). Should you be experiencing bereavement please also reach out to: Cruse Bereavement (www.cruse.org.uk)...
I had forgotten, until I started recording this episode, that I have trouble saying No from time to time! Sometimes it's because I don't want to hurt the person's feelings, sometimes becauseI haven't properly listened to what is being asked!
Whatever, the reason, I thought that if I'm having trouble, then some of you may be in a similar situation!
In the last of our "Relationships with Self, Life & Others" I'm talking about Friendships.
"There are big ships, there are little ships, but the best ships are friendships!" - that what my offshore office buddy told me once and it made me giggle - right before we went back to trading insults or book recommendations! But you know what, he was right. Friendships can help our mental health and give us such a rich life experience...
There's so much to be grateful for in our daily lives that sometimes we forget to stop and take stock. That's what I'm asking you to do in today's episode. Stop and think about all of the things/people/experiences you've had in life up until now, that you are grateful for. Take some time to write them down or record them in some way so that you can truly appreciate all that you have...
They don't want to suck your blood but they will go after your energy reservoir! You know the people I'm talking about. The ones that, when you get within their vicinity, you feel yourself draining and the happy high you were on when you arrived, is slowly leaked out of you...
I'm very fortunate to have been born and raised in a country where my innate freedom has been a right for me since I took my first gulp of air. Society, family, friends, education have all allowed me to explore my freedom in the ways that work best for me without breaking any laws...