Sometimes things just don’t end up the way we want them to. When expectations are not met, disappointment rears its ugly head. When our hopes and dreams are out of line with reality, we are forced to admit we didn’t get something we wanted. So many of us are experiencing disappointment at the moment. 🌱DisappointmentContinue reading “Dealing with disappointment: When things don’t turn out as you hoped.”
Author Archives: Hilary
‘Good things come to those who…’ : 5 ways to live life to the full
life has lots of good things stored up for us. How do we make sure they come our way?
The emotional rollercoaster of COVID-19: 5 ways to cope with the flatness, the curve balls and everything in between
1. Be thankful for the good days
2. Acknowledge the bad days
3. Take note of the ‘blah’ days
4. Grow in the scary days
5. Learn from each and every day
Find your voice and discover true greatness
So often we think, ‘I’m just ordinary. There’s not much mileage in the conversations I’ll have. I’ve got limited ability to influence others.’ Think again!
What your bedside table may reveal about you
Have you ever thought your bedside table might just be a window to your soul? What we keep on them can say a lot about us. They can also say a lot about the differences between us and our partners!
The masks we wear: protection or pretense?
Whether or not you agree with wearing physical masks in a public place, there are some masks all of us need to remove from time to time.
The leverage of love: how to reach your child’s heart
Maybe ‘teaching our children a lesson’ doesn’t actually teach the lesson we want.
Facing your demons: fighting fear with courage
Africa by night can be chillingly haunting. The shriek of a witch doctor performing a curse. The moans of a child hallucinating with malaria. The bloodcurdling screeching and droning chants of cultish groups performing exorcisms.
Making room when you can’t share space: showing hospitality in a pandemic
How do you do hospitality with 2m between you? How do you make room when you can’t share your space? How can you be social when you have to social distance?
Can we stop pretending, please? Where denial helps us and when it starts to hurt us
I don’t know if any of you have read the news reports about the Coronavirus parties that people have been holding to challenge the reality that COVID-19 is, in fact, ‘real.’ Some of the stories of the consequences of reckless and irresponsible actions have been totally heartbreaking.
