What will your first intentional moment of joy be today? Joy is like the confetti of emotions – sudden, unexpected, and oh-so-colorful. It's that high-intensity feeling that washes over you in short bursts, leaving you feeling connected to others, to nature, or to the universe at large…and to yourself.
Read MoreAt its core, the slow movement isn't about complete stagnation; rather, it's about regaining control over the pace of our lives. It's a conscious decision to resist the hustle culture that surrounds us, favouring presence, thoughtfulness, and meaningful connections over mindless productivity.
Read MoreSelf-care is about taking care of yourself. It is a proactive action involving steps to develop, protect, maintain and improve health, wellbeing or wellness. Self-care can be seen as a repertoire of practices – different things you do that help you care for you, no matter how small, in the act of treating yourself like you would a close friend. The importance of valuing self-care has not changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ways in which we engage with and value our self-care may needed to have changed.
Read MoreGratitude involves the ability to notice, appreciate, and savour. When we intentionally apply attention to being grateful or expressing a gratitude, we can increase enjoyment of experiences and in turn there is an increase in strengths such as kindness, appreciation, perspective, and optimism that enhance our wellbeing. There are many different ways to do this. In this post I share some strategies and a list of questions to scaffold and support your expression of a gratitude to yourself.
Read MoreTiny habits put together help with the end result, the change you want to see. But the habit itself, the tiny change you make, won’t make the habit form into a routine. It is the system of the habit that is key to the transformation. We have to fall in love with the process, and it has to become a part of our identity. In this way the habit becomes about the cycle of refinement and continuous growth, not the end goal.
Read MoreQuestions to think about and you ponder your screen time, green time, down time and me time.
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How we spend our time is remarkably different right now. To be kinder to myself I am thinking about my day like this:
Screen time
Green time
Me time
Down time
Read MoreI had the privilege this morning of working with a group of final year pre-service teachers preparing to enter their last professional experience (time in the classroom where theory and practice are put into action). Our focus today was goal setting, and we approached this by exploring our ideas around what it means to be a teacher and our why of being a teacher closely connected to who we are right now as teachers as this identify formation is occurring. One of the key aspects of this was working to our strengths and extending our knowledge and language around how we can do this.
Read MoreWhen we overuse our strength of creativity, we can freak others out! What can be energising and motivating for some of use can be the driect opposite for others. Let’s explore 4 tips that will help connect everyone in this situation.
Read MoreWhen we are mindful we better use our strengths. Mindfulness offers the how for the practice of strengths . It reminds us of being intentional.
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