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“Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don’t like it. If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, opening to the moment would mean catching yourself building a mental snowball before your thinking got out of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax.” Richard Carlson, Don't sweat the small stuff ... and it's all small stuff.
Try: When you catch yourself building up your stress with your thinking, say 'Drop the snowball' then pause and re-focus on the moment.
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7pm Thursday 8th December. Learn how to cultivate a pro-happiness approach in your daily life at this one-hour event, even in these challenging times. Pay by donation. People who book will have access to a video of the event which won't identify any participants. Learn more (Eventbrite - admin fees are paid by me).
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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A lot of us peer into the uncertain future as though into a fog. If there is a God, then maybe one of the most valuable gifts s/he gave us is not knowing everything that’s waiting for us. If so, perhaps a divine entity is laughing at us as we peer into tomorrow and is wondering why we don't pay more attention to today.
Try: If you spend too much time in the future, stop now and then to check in with what you are seeing, feeling, hearing, touching right now in this real moment.
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15-lesson course on all aspects of mindfulness - Pay by donation: set your own price. Enhance your life-experience and lower stress with this, my longest-running online course. More about this course
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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TRUE FRIEND, 15-lesson online course on self compassion - pay by donation: set your own price. Sometimes the loudest voice in the mind is the harsh self-critic but you can turn down the volume with self compassion. Student comments include ' ... a life saver ...' ' ... has helped me enormously ...' ' ... super easy to use and follow.' More about this course
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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New book on the way: Acceptance - Create Change and Move Forward
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My new book, Acceptance - create change and move forward, will be published next March by Yellow Kite Books. As the title suggests, acceptance clears a space for movement either regarding what we've accepted or by giving us space for other activities. Chapter headings include: Accepting Uncertainty; Accepting Our Bodies, Sexuality and Gender; Acceptance and relationships, during and after;Acceptance In Conflict; The Acceptance Dynamic.
You can pre-order at this link.
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"The daily bell sets me up for the day. I read it on waking and it helps me to start my day in a positive, kind, compassionate way. I remind myself all the time about what I read. It is a great help in self regulation." KL
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