1. Groundhog Day – interesting how a phrase or a thought comes up in a few different places/conversations. I have had a few people mentioning life feeling like Groundhog Day recently. Sometimes we can feel like we are simply going through the motions, sometimes that is all we can do, rinse and repeat; and then we can get to a point where we go, actually NOW. Now is the time I want to do something about it, now is the time I want to make some changes. Now is the time I am going to reach out for help/go travelling/change jobs/leave a toxic relationship or whatever it might be. Are you feeling a bit groundhoggish, what do you need to be able to start thinking about some change.
2. Following on from this, I have also had people concerned that the journey they have been on is being lost. That they are going backwards, back to square one, maybe things feel like they are unravelling. I speak more in to that here.
3. This month I asked my brother for some wisdom for this blog. He came back straight away with this.“The person who asks questions of goldfish is lucky to get answers.” When I asked him for the meaning, her told me that the answer was in the ear of the beholder…
4. Talking this month about how when we are missing something in our life, what are we doing to give it out to the world. I remember a time last year when I thought wow, why is no one reaching out, well a) no one knew what was happening for me at that time(!) and b) also made me reflect on whether I was giving that to my friends at the time. I think you can guess what the answer was! It doesn’t need to be grand gestures, but the key is starting small, and before long we will be receiving what we want more of in our life too.
5. “Find out what pisses people off and get rid of it. Find out what they need and give it to them.” Darrell said from Move Real Estate. Darrell is in my networking group, and we caught up early in the month, and it was just one of those great conversations about anything and everything at quite a pace! I loved this that Darrell shared when he was talking about his time in management consultancy, because not only does it make absolute sense when it comes to managing people; it also can be applied to ourselves! How much are we holding on to that pisses us off, and how can we release it; and what are our needs, and how can I get them met…..
6. A conversation around trust and how a gratitude practice took this direction; acknowledging how a regular practice helps us to start seeing just how much we have around us. When we are able to acknowledge that and spot that more readily, we start to acknowledge what we have going on inside of us too, the decisions we have made, the paths we have taken, the times we have spoken up, the times we have kept to our boundaries, and the more we can be grateful and recognise that, the more we can build up trust for ourselves and the more we have that connection and trust in ourselves, the more we can start to trust others and life itself.
7. When I returned to work on Monday after having covid, a couple of colleagues wanted to hear what my experience was with it. After I had shared the symptoms side of it, I finished up by saying that I was truly grateful for the experience. “You’re such a Life Coach,” they said rolling their eyes! If you want to hear more about my experiences you can read them here.
8. What with covid and the war in Ukraine, there has been a lot that has been filling our news feeds, which can then lodge itself in our minds and our thought patterns. What are you focusing on? Often our headspace can get caught up with what is totally out of our control; we are much better off focusing on what we can control and influence. What is your focus right now?
9. During my time in isolation I really wanted to use it pottering in my garden when I felt well enough. Just before I got it I had bought some plants and a few pots for my project but needed quite a few more. I was so grateful to two plant sellers and someone selling pots on the marketplace, that when I shared my situation with them they were up for dropping the plants and pots off. It really meant the world to me, strangers doing that for someone in the community. People are great eh!
10. My Dad said to me during a call that the most important things in life are the people that we have loved, and the people that love us. I’ll leave that thought with you…
