Prompted by Elaine's comment on yesterday's post Now What? and a technique that Brené Brown uses, today I wrote myself a permission slip. It says "you have permission to stop". As I wrote those words, others flowed out of my worn out and weary soul, and on to the page. You see I am a … Continue reading permission
Now what?
As a student I used to dread exams, the time that I used to study seemed hard and unnecessary. I thought that I had done the work and I knew my stuff. (My marks often demonstrated the truth or not of that!) As a teacher I understood the need for them, but dreaded all the … Continue reading Now what?
the next right thing
I have been in a season of good things, a season of great things, a season of wonderful things that all happened one after another. I feel like I turned 40 and my life went crazy in the best sort of way. So from my birthday to now - the past three months have been … Continue reading the next right thing
The spiritual discipline of massage
Once again in the middle of having a massage I had to be told to relax. Why is it that something that I go to do, expressly to relax, is also somewhere where I need to be told to relax? As the masseur pounded my body and rubbed the tension out of my aching … Continue reading The spiritual discipline of massage
The break I thought I didn’t have time for
I have just spent a couple of days down by the beach. We have been going through a pretty crazy season in our household with a lot of things on. So packing to go away was a bit of a hassle. Having to organise the kids and myself and going somewhere different. Having to make … Continue reading The break I thought I didn’t have time for
the not quite yet
I am in the in-between time, where the plans have be made, the flights have been booked, pretty much everything is done bar packing the suitcase, and yet nothing more can really be done. I am prepared as much as I can be, and now my job is to wait until the appointed time before … Continue reading the not quite yet