HAVE YOU DISCOVERED THE POWER OF POSITIVITY?

cresting the hill

EMBRACING POSITIVE THINKING

Today it's all about the letter "P" in my List of More - and it's "P" for Positivity - one of my favourite words. After such a long period of feeling stressed and under pressure, it's been wonderful to move forward and leave that all behind me. I think the key has been Positivity - it's such a powerful concept and has the ability to completely change how we see our lives and the world around us. So many women in Midlife are worried about being invisible, or wondering what they have to offer. Approaching things from a positive outlook changes this around and opens our eyes to how wonderful this stage of life can be if we let it.
Read more »
Posted by at 16 comments
Labels: , ,

WHAT I LEARNED FROM A LIFE COACH

cresting the hill

WHY A LIFE COACH?

I must admit that I've never really understood the need to be coached when it comes to living your best life. My belief was that you took what life dealt you - the good and the bad, learned from your mistakes and mis-steps and kept pushing forwards. Having a husband who's a good listener also helps, so why would I ever need the assistance of a Life Coach?
Read more »
Posted by at 30 comments
Labels: , , ,

THE QUIET SIMPLICITY OF THOREAU'S WALDEN

cresting the hill

QUIETLY LIVING WITH THOREAU

Today it's "Q" on my List of More and I thought I'd take a slightly different tangent to my usual posts. A while ago I started looking at "Walden" (or "Life in the Woods") by Henry David Thoreau, and the similarities between his quiet life back in 1845 and my new quiet life in 2019.

 Just a quick overview to catch you up if you're not a Thoreau fan:
Read more »
Posted by at 24 comments
Labels: , ,

4 WAYS I RECREATED MY LIFE AFTER A SETBACK

cresting the hill

A LITTLE HISTORY

Lately I’ve been in the process of recreating my life from scratch after leaving a toxic work situation that had brought me so low that I was teary at the thought of going into work each week.

I was dealing with a very disturbed workmate who over-shared every dramatic and upsetting aspect of her life. There was no way that she was going to leave her position and no way that she was going to stop pouring her drama out on me (despite repeated promises to change). Ultimately, for my own mental and emotional health I resigned, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the end. The situation had drained me dry, and I felt quite lost and rudderless.

Read more »
Posted by at
Labels: ,

A CLOSED DOOR AND A MIDLIFE EPIPHANY

cresting the hill

A MIDLIFE EPIPHANY

I had a bit of an epiphany in the last few weeks where I realized I'd had one of those moments when a series of events come to a resolution and in the process a "point of life change" has occured - the goal posts have shifted and a door has closed. I remember this happening once before and it related to a completely different life decision, but it brought with it a similar sense of knowing that life was settling into a new course - and that it was a really good thing.

 Today I'm sharing that original epiphany and the Midlife one that happened recently...
Read more »
Posted by at 50 comments
Labels: , ,

SHARE YOUR STORY AND INSPIRE OTHERS

cresting the hill

INTRO

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in my July Coffee post that I'd met a lovely lady named Anne who is a life coach in the UK. She generously gave me some of her time, knowledge and skills to help me wrap my head around all the recent changes in my life and I'll be writing more about that in a couple of weeks. Anne also offered to share her journey to life coaching on my blog, so let me introduce you to her today....
Read more »
Posted by at 31 comments
Labels: , ,

MY ALTERNATIVE TO THE MARIE KONDO METHOD

cresting the hill

REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS

I think Marie Kondo's Konmari method of decluttering is a great idea, but sadly for a lot of people the emphasis seems to have shifted from owning less clutter to tidying your clutter more neatly. I've talked to a few people who are busy folding their socks and underwear and clothes into neat little origami shapes..... but they aren't throwing anything out.
Read more »
Posted by at 52 comments
Labels:

THIS IS WHAT AGING WELL LOOKS LIKE TO ME

cresting the hill

WHAT DOES AGING WELL LOOK LIKE?

What does aging well look like for you? For starters, no matter what society and social media try to tell us, we are NOT invisible once we hit 50. We don’t have to fade into the wallpaper and sit in a corner knitting socks while the Millennials get to have all the fun. Our 50’s and 60’s are so much more than that, we’ve done the hard work and now we get to reap the rewards. You’re only invisible if you choose to be, if you stay open, engaged, interested in others, always having a smile, and choosing to be positive, you can’t help but shine. People are drawn to those who are living their lives well – they want to be a part of it, in the process they see us, and we stay vibrant and relevant.
Read more »
Posted by at
Labels: ,

5 WAYS RETIREMENT CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVE

cresting the hill

HOW RETIREMENT IS CHANGING MY PERCEPTION OF LIFE

As I slide into retirement I'm coming to appreciate how much it's changing my perception of different aspects of my life. In the beginning I was fighting the idea of not being "gainfully employed" any longer. I resented retirement being thrust upon me when I wasn't expecting it. I see-sawed around the idea of returning to work so I didn't have to redefine myself and didn't have to feel the need to justify no longer being in the workforce.
Read more »
Posted by at 45 comments
Labels: , ,

3 POSITIVE WAYS TO BE MORE OPEN IN LIFE

cresting the hill

IT'S TIME TO OPEN UP

Midlife offers so many opportunities to rediscover ourselves and to explore all the potential we've yet to uncover. The decades leading up to our 50's were all about investing in others - family, work, commitments, and meeting expectations. Now we have the chance to invest in ourselves and to open ourselves up to be filled and then to overflow some of that fullness into the world around us.

 There's three types of openness that I want to touch on today as part of my List of More (today's letter is "O" in case you were wondering!)
Read more »
Posted by at 12 comments
Labels: ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)