Gratitude can change everything For this month’s blog I am going to piggyback on the theme of the annual holiday which our neighbours across the pond celebrate – “Thanksgiving”. And although this year I am sure that the celebrations looked very different, I feel people are more thankful than ever before. It was this quote;…
Déjà vu – we have all been here before. In March 2020, it felt like we had woken up in the middle of a scene from a Steven Spielberg movie, as COVID-19 manipulated its way into our lives, up-ending life as we knew it. Now, we do it all again! Even though…
October – wow, time really does fly when you are having fun!! But seriously how is it October already? October means; cold, wet, miserable, dark, lonely evenings all of which lends itself nicely to the topic of this month’s blog – OVERTHINKING. Now I am going to ask you to be honest with yourself and…
I came across this quote recently; “Comparison is the thief of joy” and it really resonated with me on so many levels. Perhaps more so than ever as I closely watched the fall out of this years “Leaving Certificate”. A Leaving Certificate like no other we had ever experienced, in a time that we had…
Recently I was introduced to the term, Imposter Syndrome. For years now, I have witnessed and observed people feeling inadequate and not good enough and at times I too have experienced this myself, but I never really understood what that meant or where it came from. Following further research, it all makes a lot more…
So here we are, Phase 3, returning to “normal life”, whatever that may mean or look like to you. I think this is an important time to discuss and reflect on the feeling of loneliness that some of us may have experienced during isolation, before isolation and even now after isolation. The important word here…
As we prepare to return to “normal” life I find myself constantly asking; “What will happen when this is all over?”, “What have we all learned, if anything?” and “What exactly will the new normal look like?”. The truth is – I have no idea and I do not have the answers and in reality,…
I hope you had a good night’s sleep last night! If not, feel free to not read on because sometimes when you can’t sleep properly, the last thing you need is somebody telling you how important sleep is. I know there are a lot of parents with young babies and children that have no control…
Have you found yourself struggling to adapt and cope during COVID-19? Rest assured – you are not alone! So many people I have spoken to since “lockdown” started, expressed how initially they struggled with the lack of routine and meaning in their day, not being able to do certain things, go certain places and spend…
I am now coming to the end of my 7th full week in “lock-down”. From day one, Friday 13th March, ironic eh, I took on a new challenge, Journaling, which for so long I had been telling others to try, but I hadn’t actually taken the time to try myself, mainly because I just didn’t…