Wellbeing - Caeledro

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When the unexpected blues strike

Today I woke up with the blues. Not depression - I've been there and I know what that feels like - but an all-pervasive feeling of sadness and brain fog that I knew would be a barrier to achieving the things I needed to today. What I would normally do:....

17 August 2021Productivity, Self awareness, Wellbeing

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Productivity Wellbeing

Solvitur ambulando (It is solved by walking)

Original article: https://qz.com/quartzy/1627981/this-latin-phrase-will-change-the-way-you-manage-problems Sometimes you come across an article that totally resonates with where you are. And this one did it for me. Solvitur ambulando loosely translates from Latin as "it is solved by walking". (Many thanks to TheClikk for pointing me at this article in their latest newsletter, which....

12 August 2021Productivity, Wellbeing

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Wellbeing

Channelling the spirit of place

What is the spirit of the places you are drawn to? And what does that tell you about yourself? I know there are certain places I love to return to: particular towns with particular architecture, gardens with a special feel or a building that has an atmosphere all of its....

13 July 2021Wellbeing

Dealing with others Wellbeing

What gets up your nose?!

Well currently for me, it's pollen. It's a full-on physical reaction from eyes that itch and nasal passages that stream, to a tickle at the back of my throat I can never quite shift. Things in life that 'get up our nose' can give us reactions that are just as....

6 July 2021Dealing with others, Wellbeing

Learning Wellbeing

The joy of growing!

I keep seeing this meme - the one about the sense of power of growing a tomato over money and status! To add to the impact, I have included a picture of the tomatoes I grew from seed this year. They're all grown up now and are starting to develop....

29 June 2021Learning, Wellbeing

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Self awareness Wellbeing

How much time do you spend being YOU?

How many "hats" do you wear in a week? We are friends, parents, partners, employees, bosses, chefs, dog-walkers, gardeners.... Where are WE as we swap all these hats we wear on a day to day basis in order to keep life rolling? We can get good at doing so many....

17 June 2021Self awareness, Wellbeing

Challenges Dealing with others Self awareness Wellbeing

Turn a reaction into a response

Okay, maybe it's not as simple as that? If something bad happens, it is very unlikely that we wouldn't have a reaction. In fact those reactions can save our lives, like picking up a hot potato. But we don't need long to get the message. A moment is enough. So....

3 June 2021Challenges, Dealing with others, Self awareness, Wellbeing

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Wellbeing

Play to your preferences for solutions to homeworking stress

April 2021 is National Stress Awareness month in the UK. The Stress Management Society reports that "According to the Mental health Foundation 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope." Faced with statistics like this, doctoral researchers....

1 April 2021Wellbeing