Published in The Digital Journals·Nov 29, 2021Why writing everyday is the best and worst thing to do.Over the last few weeks I had built up a great discipline of writing, and sharing that writing, everyday. I had a flow. I carved out the time each day and I worked this way for over a month. I was feeling great about it, or so I thought. It…Writers On Writing2 min read
Published in Spiritual Tree·Nov 20, 2021How to be playful with fearTurning fear from the enemy into a guide. It seems that each and every one of us has a unique path and way of experiencing the world. When we face challenges we all respond in different ways. For some it is anger that they use as a way to express…Awareness3 min read
Published in The Digital Journals·Nov 19, 2021Why feeling our feelings is actually really hard.This may sound a little ironic, but I struggle with feeling my feelings. I know that the clue is in their title FEELings but sometimes it’s a real challenge to just FEEL them. This morning I was feeling anxious, and that little niggling feeling was then generating thoughts and creating…Anxiety3 min read
Published in New Writers Welcome·Nov 19, 2021Why trying to find our voice as a writer is so hard.In a world that encourages us to constantly compare. We are all perfectly unique individuals; the only problem is that we live in a world where comparison is king. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy. Teddy was right, and I would go one…New Writers Welcome3 min read
Published in The Digital Journals·Nov 16, 2021When the clouds form outside and inside, we need to find our sky again.Finding balance and harmony in a crazy world. There are some days that just feel heavy. You open the curtains and the weather outside is grey and overcast. And, God forbid you hear what’s on the news, you’ll discover the world is an even darker place. I have avoided all…Self Improvement2 min read
Published in The Digital Journals·Nov 15, 2021The trouble with thinking we’ve got our s**t together.And what does that even mean? Just when we think we’ve got our s**t together, the Universe often sends us a little test. That test often proves that we really don’t have it quite as together as we think we have. That just happened to me. I was feeling really…Personal Development3 min read
Nov 14, 2021Making excuses reveals a lack of trust in ourselves.Excuses are just re-branded lies. Yikes. Making excuses. We all do it. We all usually know when we’re doing it too. They are a learnt behaviour, usually from childhood, where they got us out of doing things we didn’t want to do. Excuses are essentially re-branded lies. And we’re only…Awareness1 min read
Nov 13, 2021When we try to help others before we help ourselves.We often hinder them more than help them. It’s an essential human need to want to help the people we love when we see them in trouble or despair. We want to hold them, help them and heal them and that often involves us counselling them and filling them up…Personal Development3 min read
Nov 11, 2021How to not take ourselves so seriously.The Fool’s journey is the path we don’t even realise that we’re always on. The Fool came to me this week, during a guided meditation. I was listening closely to the instructions my meditation teacher was giving when he suggested I imagined realising that the door to the cage, which…Tarot2 min read
Nov 10, 2021There is a story in every single day, you just need to know how to find it.Stories don’t need to be epic, they just need to be human. There is a story in every single day, you just need to find it. A lot of people ask me where do I find the inspiration to write every day, often they feel stifled and blocked for ideas. …Storytelling2 min read
