I feel like you’re average mechanic! You know the story about the mechanic, it can apply to gardeners as well. Everyone else’s car (or garden) is immaculate while the mechanic’s car is a bit dodgy, and the gardener’s garden could do with some TLC. That’s how I’m feeling at the moment. Not great! I could …
There are a number of ways to be happy. But all the ways I can think of have one thing in common: the present. You can’t be happy in the past: it’s over. (Yes, you can be happy with the past!) You can’t be happy in the future: it’s not here yet! (Yes, you can …
You be you! A quick back story: Years ago I was in a church where there was the discipline of morning prayer. You could do this at home but, if you were a “disciple”, it was better to be seen at the church building praying, anywhere from 6am to 8am. The discipline of a morning …
Have you noticed your self talk? Is it predominantly positive or negative? For most people it’s negative. Over 80% of our thoughts are negative, according to one study. We beat ourselves up constantly over little things that don’t matter. What’s more, we do it over and over. So one possibly bad event, turns into multiple …