CULTIVATING WHOLEHEARTED LIVING IN MIDLIFE
Monday, 4 January 2021
CHOOSING MY WORD OF THE YEAR
At the beginning of each year I've chosen a Word to represent how I want to
grow and develop in the months ahead. I've had some that appeared in my head
without a second thought, and others that have taken a lot longer to filter
through. Last year I chose Symphony and it was something that came to mind in the dying weeks of 2019 - and
actually worked very well for the highs and lows that 2020 brought with
it.
This year I have a new word. I actually had several that presented
themselves during last year, and I duly noted them down - Courage, Emerge,
Harmony, Discovery, and Self-Acceptance. Each had meaning for me and each spoke of growth and balance. As I was
mulling them over, a picture popped up on my Pinterest page that shared Brene Brown's Guideposts for Wholeheart Living and it resonated with me enough to inspire my Word for 2021...
THAT'S A WRAP AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Monday, 21 December 2020
IT'S A WRAP FOR 2020
Well, Christmas is just around the corner and the end of the year will be upon us before we know it. 2020 has crawled by at times, and flown by at other times. One minute we were in February and hearing about Coronavirus, then we were in March and completely locked down. Before I knew it, Easter had gone by without family or Easter eggs for the grandgirls.
We settled into our new normal here in Australia as Covid was kept to quarantined returning travellers in their hotel rooms, and life pretty much returned to normal. My heart broke for those who were living with huge numbers of new community cases, and those who lost family or friends from the virus. Things have certainly been uncertain and unsettled.
HOW DID YOUR WORD OF THE YEAR PLAY OUT?
Monday, 14 December 2020
CHOOSING A WORD OF THE YEAR
Every January for the past five years I've chosen a word to focus on rather
than getting tied to New Years resolutions. I love that it's more general
and it prompts me to think about how I'd like to grow in the 12 months ahead
of me - rather than pledging to do things that I might not achieve.
As far as previous #WOTY's go, the first year I chose
Release
(so many things I needed to let go of), then it was
Embrace
(so many new things to open myself up to), then I moved on to
Enough
(being enough and having enough). I changed track with
Rise
(rising up from a difficult year) and followed that with
More
(becoming more rather than fading away to less). This year I found it really
difficult to settle on a word - nothing felt right and I nearly gave it all
a miss. Then at the last minute I stumbled upon this William Ellery Channing quote....
HEADING TOWARDS MY SIXTIES WITH SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND A SMILE
Monday, 7 December 2020
WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT DECADE?
It was my birthday last month, and it was the last one in my 50's - yes.... I am now officially 59 and looking at finishing out another decade of life. I've been asking myself over the last few weeks, what it is that I want to set in place in preparation to embarking on my sixties. Basically, what ongoing issue do I need to finally get sorted?
I keep circling back to words like self-confidence, self-love, self-worth,
and self-esteem, because I feel like I still haven't attained that inner
sense of self-assuredness that I see in so many other women of my age. I can
put on the mask and pretend to be confident, but underneath there's still
that little voice in my head that tells me it's not real and I'm not
comfortable in my sense of "self". I'm not sure what's lacking, but I'm
planning on doing something proactive over the next year to finally step
into being relaxed and confident in who I am - no more pretending.
SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS AND RAINBOWS - WHAT'S MAKING ME HAPPY #4
Monday, 30 November 2020
IT'S TIME TO BE HAPPY
It's the end of November already and time to share some "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" ..... Sunshine - what's been happening to make me happy, Lollipops - silly things and memes that gave me a smile, and Rainbows - what I'm grateful for this month.THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE MUM WHO HAS EVERYTHING
Monday, 23 November 2020
GIFT SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
I think a lot of us have been feeling a bit low with all the restrictions
that COVID-19 has placed on us since February. I can't believe an entire
year has gone by with very little happening to make us smile. Travel is
almost non-existent, and a lot of the little luxuries we enjoyed were also
curtailed due to the social distancing requirements. As Australia has
slowly opened up again, we can start enjoying a few little treats that
we're sorely in need of and I can't wait to share some here on the
blog.
TAKING TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES
Monday, 16 November 2020
FINDING INSPIRATION
One of the things I love about blogging is that it introduces you to new
people and new ideas. So many women in Midlife are exploring interesting
concepts and Michele Vosberg recently
shared a post where she recommended some great books to help with achieving our
dreams. I'm not a big dreamer, but one book sounded particularly interesting
and I thought I'd download it and see what it had to offer.
HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS ONLINE
Thursday, 12 November 2020
INTRO
Today on the blog I have a collaborative guest post with an interesting
discussion and general overview of what it takes to start your own online
business. It seems like everyone has an idea or two about what they'd like
to do to earn an income from home, but sometimes it takes a little bit of a
push to take it to the next stage.
Today might just provide another paving stone in the path to doing
something you love - whether it's starting a blog, starting a business, or
just dipping your toes in the water.
ADVICE FROM A SUPERMODEL ON REASSESSING LIFE
Monday, 9 November 2020
REASSESSING AND MOVING FORWARD
It was my birthday last week and it's my last one in my 50's. I feel like
it's bringing up some thoughts on how I want to prepare myself for the
decade ahead when I enter my sixties next year. I've been doing a bit of
reading, thinking, and drilling down deeper, and I'm planning on 2021
being the year I devote to discovering how to live life on my own terms -
and finally getting rid of the underlying (and soul destroying) need to earn
the approval of others.
Because this has been on my mind a lot over the last few weeks, I see
little snippets of inspiration all over the place. One surprising source of
wisdom that caught my eye came from a model and influencer. Those of you who
read my blog would know that I'm not a fan of the whole social media "look
at me and my perfect life" scenario, so I'm not on Instagram and I don't
follow anyone who projects a shiny image likely to send me off down the
compare and despair path. But this time it was different.
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