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Perched, primed and ready for action? (opens the original)
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Hello humanHow is your beingness today? Are you settled fully into the seat of your chair as you read this, or perched, primed for action? Is that breath working its way below the atrium of your chest into the softness of your belly or escaping as you’re inhaling? Did you delight in the chatter of the school kids as you walked to the post office, or did you drop off that parcel in a hassle of bustle?Can you take a moment, find a moment, make a moment to be here with me, now?I went to write this
The Positive Psychology Of Poetry (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, Actually are you happy? Is that even a helpful question? Hell, is it even an appropriate question for the times we are living in? Research suggests that being concerned about your own happiness was associated with lower life satisfaction and more depressive symptoms, so let’s find a reframe. Instead, how about we go for ‘heartfelt positivity’? A way of connecting with the world through savouring what is good, f
Longing for connection (opens the original)
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Morning, Over the bank holiday weekend at the end of August (remember that? Feels like ages ago.) I ran a couple of workshops at In2thewild festival. I had a mild panic at the workshop on the second day as I saw a queue form 10 minutes before it started. Waiting alongside everyone, I heard strangers striking up conversation ‘I’m here for the loneliness workshop’ they were sharing. ‘It’s the one of the whole weekend that I definitely wanted to come to.’‘Oh crikey’, I thought, ‘They’re actually in
Turning over a new glief (opens the original)
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Happy Friday,I have created a new word as of yesterday morning - a combination of the words ‘glimmer’ and ‘grief’.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="396" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1oC1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q
A songstress and sage (opens the original)
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Ah Dolly, I was surprised at my reaction this week when I heard about the passing of Dolly Parton. I wasn’t an avid fan, so I was a bit stunned to find myself shedding a few tears at the dinner table when the news was announced on the radio. The next morning, as I drank my coffee I wrote this. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uv4v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages
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