One of the best pieces of advice that I have heard recently is this idea of not being afraid to f*** it up! It really is the most excellent advice for someone like me, who likes things to be perfect. When things don’t turn out that way, which is often, because, hey, this is life, I can get caught up in a downward spiral to the lowest common denominator.… Read the rest
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Psychological development opportunities – managing Christmas stress
Christmas holidays are positioned as a happy time of year when everyone is supposed to be cheerful and enjoying family time. Perhaps the reason why this tradition is so enduring is that it has so much commercial significance. Christmas certainly stimulates the economy, so the story of giving and family is perpetuated year after year.… Read the rest
longer recovery times than expected – PTSD?
What I am just starting to realise is that I am not out of the woods yet! I have noticed in the past couple of weeks that things that used to bring me a lot of pleasure like working for a living and going out with friends, are now exhausting, and sometimes make me intensely irritable.… Read the rest
mental health recovery – 7 activities for active healing
How do you take care of yourself? When you are in a period of mental health recovery you might learn more about yourself. You might also find new ways to recover and relax. I definitely find that my recent illness has made me consider a whole world of possibilities for engaging in mental health recovery.… Read the rest
Fun mindfulness activities – wine tasting for the senses
Have you ever heard of the concept of mindfulness being combined with the experience of wine tasting? On Wednesday night I was lucky enough to go along to ‘Winefulness – A Mindful Wine Tasting Experience.’ Vinomofo hosted these fun mindfulness activities at an amazing local coworking space called United Co, in Fitzroy.… Read the rest
Blue sky mind – finding what is always there
Have you ever heard that your thoughts and feelings are the weather, and you are the sky? I revisited this concept of a ‘blue sky’ this morning, when I was doing some mindfulness exercises on the Headspace app.
The concept is that when everything is going well and your mind is calm, your mind is a bright blue sky, and the few clouds that you see don’t bother you.… Read the rest
Photography as external memory and a form of disconnection
Tonight I participated (albeit briefly) in a conversation about the purpose of photography. In a world where there are so many millions, or billions of photographs, the original comment was that they do get a bit ‘samey’ after a while.
There was a professional photographer at our table, and she said that for her a camera disconnects her from her ‘experience’ of the world.… Read the rest
Left and right brain activities – getting the balance right
It is amazing to observe how certain habitual behaviours can affect the experience of human consciousness. You may have heard about left brain activities (more verbal), and right brain activities (more visual), as a rough generalisation. You may have even done some psychological testing to see if you have a more left oriented, or right oriented brain?… Read the rest