If the urge to clear the decks and start something new is upon you, then you are probably looking round your home and thinking ‘just where do I start?’ New projects need space to develop, both physical and mental. If your mind is clogged and confused you are going to find it hard to come [...]
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Resistance and How to Overcome It
One of my favourite sayings is ‘what you resist, persists’ and it is certainly true – but what can you do about it? In my Procrastination book I talk about resistance and fear as that ‘digging in’ of the soul when we are faced with change can be extremely powerful. It doesn’t seem to matter [...]
Cool Images Can Ease Hot Flashes
Now You Can Imagine your hot flashes away! If you feel that you have tried everything else then this simple tip might just help. This is actually something I have been doing in various different circumstances for most of my life but I hadn’t thought of it in relation to helping with hot flashes until [...]
‘It’s Friday So It Must Be Fish’
I have been adding to my life story recently and as I recollected parts of my childhood this prose/poem came forth – so I thought I would share it with you. It may have particular resonance for anyone born in the North of England – or maybe not! ‘It’s Friday So It Must Be Fish’ Fish, [...]
Boys and Breasts
Not the usual comment you might imagine on reading that headline, but on holiday recently, I saw a number of boys under the age of 12 with prominent bouncing breasts. They were large enough that I had then been featured on a teenage girl, and being displayed so nakedly, there would have been much comment.
I can’t begin to imagine the kind of teasing those boys must endure, and of course part of the problem is …
A Poem For New Beginnings
There is no doubt to me that poetry reaches into our blood and bone and shines a light on the places we do not normally look at. One of my favourite poets is the Irish theologian John O’Donohue and I thought you might like to take this poem of his to nourish you wherever you [...]
BOTOX FOR HAPPINESS? THE REAL ALTERNATIVE
I was amused to read this week that celebrities such as Kylie Minogue can seem to be happy because they have had Botox. Now you may think this is just because their expression has been smoothed out to the point of permafrost and therefore they look more relaxed and this is true to some extent [...]
Estrogen Spray May Pose Risk for Children and Pets
In the USA a warning has been issued by the Federal drug Administration about using a particular spray form of topical estradiol (Evamist) to control hot flushes. Women are using is should avoid touching children and pets with treated areas of the skin as they have received eight reports of children ages 3 to 5 [...]
Why it doesn’t pay to second-guess nature when it comes to fertility
I’m talking about fertility here and the very natural desire to try and regulate when you have a baby. As more women are carrying their careers on alongside having families, and even more are delaying starting a family, you would think that the latest development in menopause detection would be very welcome. And on some [...]
Is Hope A Waste of Time?
I read a wonderful interview this week with Daniel Barenboim. His life is an example of using creativity to overcome adversity; first losing his wife Jacqueline du Pre to MS and the devastation he felt over that, and secondly his anger and frustration over Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. The latter led him to found [...]
