
Six Happiness Myths. Myth 2: Sacrificing Yourself Leads to Happiness.
In truth, the biggest conversation I have with clients is, “I feel unloved, taken for granted, overlooked, unappreciated” This is the same for both men and women.
In truth, the biggest conversation I have with clients is, “I feel unloved, taken for granted, overlooked, unappreciated” This is the same for both men and women.
The truth is most people say “…I honestly have everything I could ever want, and yet, I am so not ok. Something must be wrong with me. I should be happy”. Happiness like this is like trying to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Because these keys of happiness are myths.
Aromatherapy lovers will agree that there’s nothing better than the pristine, nurturing scent of essential oils filling your space, and one of the best ways to achieve this is through the use of essential oil diffusers. But diffusers need maintainance, just like anything else, and here are some handy tips for keeping them squeaky clean and in good working order.
When I first came up with the concept of the simply joyous business model my first thought was “wow, that was easy”. The six months before this epiphany were spent trawling back through every last piece of strategy I knew, looking for god only knows what. This was a game changer I had been not so patiently waiting for.
It’s after the words leave my mouth that I realise what I mean. Truth is, I don’t know what I stand for. Until I’ve said it. This is the power of articles.
Uncertain times calls for greater equilibrium
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The biggest challenge I have personally risen to time and time again in the last two years is being able to notice when I feel as though I’m “going down“.
In these moments I feel as though my hyper-vigilance is amped up to the max. And on quite a few occasions I was actually experiencing dissociation.
Yep it had kept me safe all these years. But in the depth of all the uncertainty, I wanted to feel secure, confident and able to choose to maintain my sense of equilibrium. No matter what.
As I became grace under fire, each time starring down the flames in these moments that threatened to reduce me to ashes. I gradually created the pause to engage from 4th gear to neutral to observe.
I realised that I certainly had been relying on old patterns, habits and crutches that helped me survive from ‘before’.
And that I had been hiding this so strongly every day to ‘fit in’ and ‘act normal’ that it was exhausting me.
This was social emotional exhaustion at the deepest depths.
This exhaustion often came from me unconsciously emulating the approach of others.
Contributing to spaces in the hope of being liked.
Always being just a little bit not me.
Leading with my not self.
All in my wish to belong.
In an ‘industry’ famed for how many figures you make in ratio with how many clients you have. I worked with three clients in ten
What is a Tabule? A small, button-like sculptural form. If you’ve never heard of one, there’s a good reason, they are something I concocted myself! Read more here…
The purple poppy has been adopted as the symbol of animal sacrifice during war. Certain animals, such as horses, dogs, donkeys, rats and pigeons have been utilised in wartime service and sacrificed for a wholly human cause. Many people consider these animals to have been victims of war, whose untimely deaths should never be forgotten.