This saying used to annoy me but over time I have come to realise how powerful it is in its simplicity. Last year I did a 21 day abundance challenge with Deepak Chopra and in it he shared a parable about this concept. It went like this... This too shall pass parable There was a [...]
Author: mindfulvie
Have a little hope
Let's face it, we all need a little hope right now. I don't know about you but, as we approach the end of 2020, I am feeling a little flat and drained by living through such a strange year. Although it feels like Groundhog Day it also feels as if I have blinked and missed [...]
Just keep swimming
When I moved back to the coast 20 months ago, one of the things I wanted to do was to start swimming in the sea, but I was afraid. I love the water. Watching it and listening to the sound of the waves is one of my favourite things in the world, yet I’m also [...]
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman
Apologies to anyone who read that title and now has a Tammy Wynette ear worm. But sometimes it is just hard to be a woman - particularly when it comes to our bodies and our hormones. Now, perhaps when I reach a higher spiritual place I will just sit down on a monthly basis and [...]
Why looking after our mental wellbeing is even more important now than ever
We are in the midst of a global crisis - one that will have far reaching and yet still unknown implications for our health, ways of living and economy, but one that is also already greatly impacting our mental health. As the world goes into shut down and people begin isolating themselves at home, safeguarding [...]
How we get exactly what we need, when we need it, as soon as we are open and willing to change
I just lay down on my bed to start reading the latest book we have chosen for the wellbeing book club I am part of. I was excited about this one because I love Gabby Bernstein and I can't believe I haven't actually read her best-selling book The Universe Has Your Back until now. I [...]
How journaling can help boost mental health, encourage self-reflection and ease stress and anxiety
One of the presents I got for Christmas this year was a journal. On every page there is an inspirational quote. This was a perfect gift for me as I’ve always kept diaries and I love to journal as it helps me with my mental health and wellbeing on a number of levels. My mum [...]
Why I’m so grateful to be sober today
Last night I was out and was chatting with some friends/colleagues about my old drinking days. I haven’t had a drink now in 4 years and 8 months and I’m just so used to being out sober now, it seems weird to think that I never used to be able to go out without drinking [...]
Following your gut
Gut instinct. It’s underrated in my opinion. My gut has always been very sensitive and I have strong physical reactions in there to emotional situations. My gut instinct has always been strong and it’s never steered me wrong - when I’ve listened to it. But before I found mindfulness I spent years suppressing it and [...]
Why connection is key
I watched this really great video from the In a Nutshell series a few years ago on how the antidote to addiction is connection rather than just denial of the substance/thing we are addicted to. "The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection" Isolation is addiction's best friend. For most [...]