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Everyone has their trials and tribulations throughout their life, and how we cope with it is often an individual thing. It’s what we do to learn from these difficult times that can make the difference as to how much we learn. For me, I couldn’t start to really gain anything from my past experiences –Continue reading “Helping others can help you”

Following on from my previous post Äccept and live I have a tale to tell where my motto has become Accept and LEARN. I work in a very highly scrutinised area and lead a very self driven team. I can rely on them to do their jobs as they are all well educated adults, howeverContinue reading “Accept and LEARN”

Acceptance. What is it? I think that it all depends on the circumstances. My old friend the Oxford Dictionary variously sums it up as ä willingness to accept conditions or circumstances”, and also ä willingness or ability to tolerate”. It is fair for me to say that I have been through a heck of aContinue reading “Accept and live”

I read a quote today that said “Judge a man’s character by how he treats people he does not know, and things he does not own”. I don’t know when this quote was made or who made it, but that is irrelevant. What is important is the message that it holds. I was raised toContinue reading “Measure your own man”

We all get broken sometimes. Bad things happen to everyone at some point in life and it is how we deal with it that creates the healing required to fix ourselves afterwards. In my own life, I have lost 2 siblings to ways other than the end of their natural lives. I am divorced –Continue reading “The tools to fix yourself”

Life is a constant challenge, and particularly so at the moment with the world trying to deal and learn to live with COVID-19. There is always something around the corner to stress you out, and it is important to know that you can deal with anything that comes your way. My most stressful time isContinue reading “How to address the stress”

Today, Sunday 10 October , is World Mental Health Day. There is the old saying that to really know someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. A condition of being human is that we are all different, we have all had differing experiences in life and varying levels of fortune, or misfortune. HowContinue reading “Think first”

Growing up is hard, and whilst this phrase no doubt conjures up images of yourself as a child, teen than a young adult, I think the same could be said of any age. Age does not discriminate when it comes to learning, both about practical things in life but also – and in my opinionContinue reading “Don’t judge yourself”

Have no fear. Nobody close to me has passed away recently. What am I memorialising? The old (or probably more correctly) the current version of me. I have embarked on the long, sometimes emotional but highly rewarding journey of self discovery and shedding of as much of the formerly timid, anxious, self critical me. IContinue reading “In Memoriam”

There are so many pressures on an individual these days, and it doesn’t matter what your personal circumstances are. There are bills to pay, jobs to perform and children to raise – to name just a few of the common ones. The key for me to keeping on top of everything that life throws atContinue reading “Take good care of yourself”