Nurture the Seed and it will Blossom. I saw these words on an add on my FB page for planting a native tree. I couldn’t help but relate this to raising a child. What a beautiful metaphor. You may not have been nurtured the way you needed as a child but you can nurture yourself …
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Your Mental and Emotional Warrant-of-Fitness #5 Assertiveness
(A Warrant-of-Fitness is the New Zealand equivalent of an M.O.T. in the UK, being a certificate to say your vehicle is road worthy.) Assertiveness is that sweet spot, where you can speak up about your needs or opinions. You are neither passive nor aggressive, the two opposites on the continuum of communication styles. To be …
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Spring has Sprung!
Spring in my courtyard As I write this, I’m aware that some of you lovely readers are in the Northern Hemisphere and are embarking on their autumnal journey, another glorious season, filled with colours and different experiences. Spring has sprung early here in New Zealand. Although today is only the 2nd day of spring “officially”, …
The Great Unwind
Autumn reflections, Christchurch Botanical Gardens, New Zealand It’s National Poetry Day here in New Zealand and I forgot about it enough to not be involved, which I’m a bit sad about. I call myself “an accidental poet” because this type of writing was never my intended genre. I was sure I was intended for more …
Stop Shoulding on Yourself!
Mental and Emotional Warrant-of-Fitness #4 I’m writing from a bit more of a personal perspective this week as I’m trying to practice what I preach by listening to myself. Balancing the desire of my heart to be there for others with the reality of what I can manage without the wheels falling off is a …
Family Mottos and ‘Settling’
"When you love yourself enough you won't settle for less than you deserve in a relationship" Karen Lighthouse We’ve probably all got family mottos created in our family of origin - sayings that shaped and guided us when we were little and may still influence us today. These mottos, often hidden, submerged like the bulk …
Words from the Lighthouse 