by Karen | Dec 2, 2020 | Health
Smiling, we haven’t always felt like it over the past months! It continues to be a tough year for all of us but hopefully now we can see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe we have drawn on inner reserves of strength and put into place self-care and...
by Karen | Oct 29, 2020 | Touch
Touch has never been so meaningful as when we are unable to give or receive it. Due to the current pandemic the touch of hugging one another – family , friends – has been restricted. Grandparents not able to cuddle their grandchildren, daughters/sons not being able...
by Karen | Sep 30, 2020 | Gratitude
Life is tough and challenging at the moment so how easy is it to give gratitude? Often our default position can be to focus on the negative, to worry about things we have no control over, to criticise and blame. When we do this nothing changes – our bodies keep...
by Karen | Aug 1, 2020 | Compassion, Kindness
The definition of altruism is the “willingness to do things that bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself” (Cambridge dictionary). Although not new to human behaviour I felt that there was an increasing number of altruistic...
by Karen | Jun 29, 2020 | Action, Change
Over the past few months we have been forced to take action in the way we live and to reconsider our priorities. Our daily routines have been turned upside down. Our social time has changed and what we have taken for granted is no longer guaranteed. We haven’t had...
