The question in the header for today’s newsletter was about “what do you want more of from me?” However, as I shared some of the highlights from the last 25 years of my work I realised you would also find an answer to the question, “How do I get more of what I want from […]
If you're on the treadmill of life and can't get off - if the hamster wheel of life keeps turning my Coping, Not Flourishing guide may be all that you need. During an interview * about the guide, aimed at helping you to realign your day, I was asked:“If you were to give someone a […]
If you’re stuck, at a dead-end, getting nowhere and feel like giving up here’s something I remembered during my interaction with Willow my cat which might remind you to try something different. Another quick way to get out of autopilot is to under take a Do Something Different Everyday 28 day challenge which you'll find […]
If you want a new start and are struggling and keep getting drawn into the old patterns of behaviour the following suggestion, to help you turn over that new leaf you’ve been trying to turn for a while, may seem weird, and even nonsensical, and yet …. And yet using the metaphor in our language […]
If you're constantly taking action - constantly feeding the steam engine with coal - to keep going then insight from the recent visit of a Tornado (A1 pacific) might help. The engine was under steam for the first 13 seconds of this video - as it turned the bend it then coasted down the very […]
As I looked at my seedlings I realised I'd forgotten something very simply about success. That is that I needed to keep focused on ALL the criteria for success because I'd been focusing on watering them and failed to realise I was ignoring another equally important criteria. My name is Alison Smith and for 25 […]
If you're grappling with a situation, want a different perspective about a problem, know there must be a solution but can't seem to find it or just don't know what to do then in this post I'm inviting you to consider the idiom (saying) that best describes the situation and let's see how you can […]
If you’ve been getting through the day but not exactly flourishing… this is for you. I’ve just released a gentle, reflective guide called “Coping, Not Flourishing?”, designed to help you reconnect with your natural rhythm and find a little more ease in your day. It includes:✨ a simple energy audit🌀 a printable daily rhythm map📝 […]
If you're feeling overwhelmed about a decision you have to make what about trying something different. Why not have a listen to this poem, or even better go out into nature and do what I did and observe a landscape and notice how much more you observe over time and then apply that insight to […]
If you need something to change, if you're lacking motivation, if you're thinking there must be more to life but don't know how to get there, or if any of the following extracts from the poems shared resonate then have a listen as I share, and apply, nine poems to the situation with the aim […]
