 Sunshine among the clouds...
It might feel like there's a lot of crap in the world right now. And I'm not denying that worrying things are happening. But it can feel overwhelming when we think about everything going on. The news especially can be so negative: The world’s coming to an end… AI robots will have taken over within 3 years… the planet’s only got 20 years left… Now, I’m not denying that bad things aren't happening. But I want to offer another point of view. Because think about this... Right now, somewhere in the world:
Of course, I don't know for sure that those things are happening right now. But I know that they happen. All the time. And I get that those situations come from a depressing place: the overstretched hospital; the underfunded school; the toxic workplace, etc... But that’s usually all we hear about. My take on it... I'm not saying that “bad people” or bad actions don't exist. I've had my fair (unfair?) share of terrible doctors, unprofessional lawyers, and uncaring social workers, so I know it happens. But for every “bad” person or event, there's a good one as well. Maybe even two! For everyone doing something shitty, there is someone else working to make the world a better place. An exercise you can try:
They’re only small things; I get that. But good things are out there, all the time. We’re bombarded with messages saying “the world is sh*tty and falling apart”. But I don't think that's true. If it was true, it would have happened by now. So keep fighting... keep believing... keep loving... keep listening to your heart and not the news. There will always be that negative 1%. But the positive 99% are out there, slogging away. Quietly working away in the background... and they're not giving up ;) Love to you... til next month! Claire ❤ More like this... A message of encouragement for you My antidote to bad news... A short reminder that things are going to be okay
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 We’ve had snow here this week, which has been really pretty.
I went out walking with my son today, and held his hand to make sure he didn’t slip over, as it was icy in places. And as we came to a patch of ice on the path, I deliberately walked on the safe, non-icy part. I haven't blogged for a while. Partly due to time, but also because I got all in my head about how my blog posts weren't any good... (full disclosure there!) Keeping pesky thoughts in check is an ongoing process :) I finally managed to kick those thoughts aside, and I'm back... with a short post, and a new program announcement... woo hoo!   I’ve been making a concerted effort to take care of myself recently:
Monthly massages, physio for some post-pregnancy stomach issues, and planning an Indian head massage when they open after covid...  The blog post I wrote last week obviously hit a chord (which is funny, because I didn’t think it was one of my better ones. *Note to self: we are not always the best judges of our own work!)
One of my clients has been working through a difficult issue this week, and we’ve been messaging back and forth.
We got her to a much better place (hooray!), with action steps to take. Her last message to me simply said: “I appreciate you.”  I was staying with my in-laws last year, and my father-in-law’s phone was lying next to me on the table.
A message came through, and his phone buzzed loudly. I looked over without thinking. And, as the phone wasn’t locked, I happened to see the message... As I mentioned last week, I don't have a ton of time to myself right now.
I have a toddler, and my business, and we've just moved house - and I'm still looking for random things that disappeared in the move... :)  I haven’t written a blog post for a while... I’ve wanted to, but have had a busy few weeks.
And this reminds me of a concept I came across recently with a client.  The leader of a Facebook group I'm in asked recently:
“What are you looking forward to next week?” |
