Last weekend , I met up with a few of my old school friends, and we went for a walk up Snowdon, as you do! Now normally we meet up in a pub in Chester, have a meal, reminisce and get hammered. Not all of us manage to get to these sessions and even whenContinue reading “A walk up Snowdon”
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A bit of escapism
I Love to daydream. It takes me to a happy place, when I am feeling a little fed up. Most days foggy makes an appearance as I have mentioned before. That on the whole is fine, I have come to accept him and his negativity, he is me after all. Some days the things heContinue reading “A bit of escapism”
Have a Hug on Me
Everybody needs a hug, some of us more often than others. The restorative powers of a good heartfelt hug are amazing. If you are feeling out of sorts or mentally and physically drained, a proper hug will leave with a spring in your step and a song in your heart. A hug reminds you thatContinue reading “Have a Hug on Me”
An Easter Gift from Me to You
At the moment I seem to fluctuating between a positive week and a challenging week. This week has been a challenging one. Some of the projects I have running at work have been stumbling and faltering. Nothing unusual just the normal obstacles encountered when undertaking projects. Everything seems to be happening at once I supposeContinue reading “An Easter Gift from Me to You”
A Week Off My Birthday and Foggy
I always book the week of my birthday off. I rarely do anything, but I just like having the time off with nothing in particular planned, a week of chilling out. Well there was certainly a lot of chilling with ‘The Beast From The East’ arriving in the Monday. I had the first few daysContinue reading “A Week Off My Birthday and Foggy”
Music can change the way you look at your day
Following on from yesterday’s post I thought I would share some more of the music I have been listening to this month. It doesn’t matter whether the music is happy or sad, for me it connects me with the hear and now, it helps me to tune out the regrets of yesterday and the fearsContinue reading “Music can change the way you look at your day”
Introducing The Wonders of Coaching and Reverend and The Makers
At the beginning of the week I had 2 wonderful telephone meetings with the coach that will be delivering the taught aspect of the coaching qualification we are hosting in March. I will be working alongside him getting a feel for delivering the course sometime in the future. As always a conversation with Anthony alwaysContinue reading “Introducing The Wonders of Coaching and Reverend and The Makers”
The Confidence Factor
I am back on track with my goal, of running the Hull 10k in June. Being on the cuddly side of large, having confidence is a considerable factor when it comes to running. The confidence is 2 fold. There is the confidence of being out in public in sports wear, looking like you are aboutContinue reading “The Confidence Factor”
An Exciting Week of Coaching
Last weekend I wrote about the prospect of mixing my 2 roles this week. Well so far so good. It has been a challenging but exciting week. Monday and Tuesday I suppose were standard kind of days. Monday was a nurse educator day, with a mixture of time in my office and an afternoon ofContinue reading “An Exciting Week of Coaching”
Do we put ourselves in pigeon holes?
I was reading a blog this morning that what prevents us from making lasting changes to our lives is the assumptions we make about ourselves and how we should think and behaved. These assumptions are based on our identity, whether that be professional or social. For instance as a nurse I am supposed to beContinue reading “Do we put ourselves in pigeon holes?”
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