Monday Mojo – Find the Quiet

Have you noticed how noisy the world is lately? If you’ve travelled on a train lately you’ll know what I mean. People compete to be heard, by speaking louder and louder. They talk on their ‘phones and clatter the keyboards on their laptops. And to drown out the house, people plug into their headphones, ironicallyContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Find the Quiet”

Monday Mojo – Treat Yourself

Have you been looking after yourself lately? At this month’s Serenity, we noticed how selfish we feel when we give something to ourselves, whether it’s a warm bath, buying ourselves a treat, or just spending quality time on our own. We always feel like we should be doing something else: Seeing to other people. CheckingContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Treat Yourself”

Monday Mojo – Lean In

What do you when things get a bit tricky? When people are unkind. When stuff doesn’t go your way. When you’ve just about had enough. I talked in last week’s Mojo, about assembling your squad; knowing who’s in your corner when you need them most. Sometimes though we find ways to cope in a wayContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Lean In”

Monday Mojo – Write the List

Do you have a bucket list? There’s been a lot of interest in these lately: writing a list of things we want to do before a certain age. If you could do anything, what would it be? And, more importantly, what’s stopping you? So often, we tell ourselves it’s because we don’t have enough timeContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Write the List”

Monday Mojo – Shake It Off

How do you cope when someone says something unkind? It might be directly to you, or about someone or something that matters to you.  It can leave us feeling edgy. Uncomfortable. Even sad. When I was in my third pregnancy, and I found the courage to tell someone close to me how anxious I was, they told me IContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Shake It Off”