Expecting The Impossible From Yourself

Expecting The Impossible From Yourself

So, during this recent inner stormy time I’ve been enduring, I stopped to take stock of what’s been weighing me down, and was both bemused and shocked with what I found… …I ran into my old acquaintance, shame, wearing its heavy lead boots of over-expectation. I only...
The Voices in My Head

The Voices in My Head

I’ve just had a horrible weekend in the very worst of company – my own internal critic and martyr. And it was an unexpected visit – the previous week had been quite good; I was feeling on top of things and looking forward to a weekend of getting things...
The Freedom Paradox

The Freedom Paradox

If you read my last blog post, you’ll remember I’ve been reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life.  At that point I’d only read to chapter 4, but now I’ve not only finished the whole book but reread a good chunk of...