Spring is my favourite time of year. It brings with it an awakening and unfurling from the darkness of winter… as new shoots of life start to break the surface… both in the mind and in the world around us…
Tag Archives: mindfulness
Notice Nature Everyday
Since 1st January I’ve been making an effort to notice something about nature everyday… It started on an impulse after I saw a tweet from Kate Macrae that simply said: “Every day, take a moment to notice nature… a simple task proven to improve mental health.” It made me stop and think… I spend aContinue reading “Notice Nature Everyday”
New Beginnings… again… and again!!
It’s always tricky when I’ve not posted anything for several months… not knowing quite how to begin again! Do I acknowledge or make excuses for the huge four month gap? Or just dive in again as if it was only last week? …Or waffle on a bit about not knowing how to begin!!! It’s soContinue reading “New Beginnings… again… and again!!”
The Art of Doing Nothing
There’s been a bit of a theme in this blog over the past few months… about slowing down, lowering the expectations I put on myself and letting go of a ‘need to achieve’… The circumstances that were forced upon us in March induced a much steadier pace of life and a re-organisation of priorities, allContinue reading “The Art of Doing Nothing”
Ditching the Devices
I did a little experiment recently… and thought I would share with you what I’ve learnt. As part of my #30DaysWild Challenge (a campaign by the Wildlife Trusts which I do every year) I decided I would ditch the phone and laptop for a whole 24 hours and see if I could be gadget freeContinue reading “Ditching the Devices”
Time to Reflect…
I’ve said it before but I find Autumn a funny time of year… From a business point of view there always seems to be this gap between the end of summer and the start of Christmas. A quiet time when we plan to do all the stuff that gets pushed to one side the restContinue reading “Time to Reflect…”