You don’t. I don’t. None of us do.
We’re each on a different journey. And I think that self awareness and self love is the part that we’re trying to “figure out”. Because the further you are on that journey, the more you understand that you’ll never have it figured out.
Where you are on that journey can be the difference between chasing an impossible moving target of perfection, or accepting where you are right now. And loving yourself anyway.
Sleep has been something I’ve been writing about a lot lately. It’s so necessary, but so overlooked. Today though, is about rest. (more…)
The colours are there, through the window.
The flowing moving air is there, through the window.
The chirping birds are there, through the window.
The scent of gumtrees is there, through the window.
New friends to meet are there, through the window.
Paths to explore are there, through the window.
Adventures to have are there, through the window.
Are you there, through the window?
Alarms are terrible, they suck and should be banned.
I wake up angry.
I wake up mid sleep cycle leaving me groggy for hours
It’s a terrible way to start the day.
After writing yesterday about not getting enough sleep, I had another night of too little sleep. Today was a case of do it anyway because I had a big list of work and home things to do. I was too tired – but I did it anyway. (more…)
I’ve been reading Choose Yourself by James Altucher and he was talking about habits that Woody Allen has. There was one that resonated so hard with me about working for 5 hours – first thing – and then having the rest of the day to do what you want. Focus on consistently doing the work to get your ‘thing’ done. (more…)
The importance of sleep becomes so apparent after a night of not getting enough.
Last night, I worked late on the computer and the effect of the screen light kept me awake for another hour. The next morning, at far-too-early-o’clock I startled awake. (more…)
It can be difficult to create anything in the absence of uninterrupted time.
Do whatever you need to find uninterrupted time so that you can create the things that make your soul sing. Be more organised, find a productivity/scheduling system that works, find a babysitter, get up early, go to bed late.
Do what you need to do to get the uninterrupted time.
It’s important to take a few moments to take stock and honour the passing year, whether good or bad.
There are many different ways to do this and you might already have your rituals. Here are some of the ways I use to honour last year and welcome and set up for the new year. (more…)
Lot’s of the tiniest of steps can take you amazing places.
In the pool with my 5 year old daughter today, she taught me an invaluable lesson about tiny steps and perseverance.
Going back to the start, I need to tell you that’s she’s quite afraid of water. She’ll sit on the steps of the pool, she won’t trust the floaty vest to keep her safe in the deeper water. But today we learned our lesson. (more…)