A podcast on a Monday morning, whatever next! Today I am reflecting, and acting on, ideas in a wonderful free audio interview with the poet David Whyte. I am only half way through it and I highly recommend it – I shall be listening to the rest just as soon as I have finished this. [...]
Ah, I’m having one of those obstructive technology hours. There’s no photo on this post because it won’t upload and since a problem with upgrading, there seem to be a few glitches around. Anyway, hopefully the tech wizards will sort me out…
I’m not sure where the last few weeks have gone. I try reflecting [...]
Sometimes something connects with a need inside us and does it in such a beautiful, simple way that we cannot imagine having ever been without it. Below is a diverse list of things that have connected with me recently:
Toni Bernhard’s ‘How to be sick’ - I keep [...]
I’ve just started reading ‘Vital Signs: Psychological Responses to Ecological Crisis’. The 2nd chapter, by Susan Bodnar, considers the relationship between humans and their environment, using interviews with people in New York City. Bodnar says ‘Their narratives demonstrate how the same consumerist processes that are [...]
When did you last stop and be? Do you even know what that means? If you practise mindfulness or are an incorrigible daydreamer, you’ve probably got it sussed. I don’t mean vegging out in front of the TV or even reading a book. I mean just doing, you know, nothing. Sound scary? Well it used [...]
I’m learning I’m not as patient as I thought. Or rather I knew I wasn’t that patient. I like to be in control, that’s why I’m self-employed. It is also, a reason why I wouldn’t make a great mother – that, and the lack of any maternal yearnings. Turns out handling a highly intelligent, stubborn, [...]
Everyone wants to be famous, apparently. One way to do that is to be hero. To go on the archetypal hero’s journey and self development is such a path. Awful experiences become opportunities for growth. Battling against the forces of illness, relationship issues…..
Barbara Ehrenreich wrote ‘Smile or Die’, upset by the view in the [...]
Back when I studied ‘A’ Level Psychology, one of the most interesting questions I think it raised is….
There appears to be a worrying trend towards medicalising ‘normal’ human experience. The DSM-5, an American diagnostic classification system for manual disorders, is currently being reviewed. The British Psychology Society, amongst others, have expressed their [...]
I was going to put a picture of a cottage window in this post but the uploader seems to be having a bad day. Instead of wasting more energy on trying to get it work, I have settled for less than what I wanted, which fits rather neatly with my theme. Returning to my book, [...]
This is a quick post partly, in fact, to help me feel human. This little chap entered my life on 17 December. I know a puppy is for life and not just for Christmas, it was pure coincidence the timing, honest! Anyway, I never realised how much time a new pup would take up [...]
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