It’s been a while since I wrote about a coping mechanism and this one seems more appropriate than ever right now. As with music, I could write and talk about comedy until the cows come home – it is a huge passion of mine and it helps me cope with most things in life, as …
Tag: Be kind to others
Coronavirus – how I intend getting through this with my sanity intact
Firstly, a couple of important points: Apologies for yet more references to the dreaded ‘C’ word but I felt compelled to write about this right now. I sincerely hope this doesn’t come across as one of those ‘you must use your newfound time wisely by doing this, this and this’ posts. Some of the later …
Don’t believe everything you see and hear
A brief post this week and a change from my planned theme given the current state of affairs regarding Coronavirus / COVID-19. I won’t mention the ‘C’ word here again but the world, particularly the UK, has gone a little bat-shit crazy over recent weeks, much of it fuelled by the media. So, here is …
Things I don’t do / haven’t done as a result of lacking confidence / having low self-esteem
As a result of last week’s weight-loss update, I got to thinking about how I might feel once I finally achieve that goal and get to where I want to be physically. That made me consider what I don’t currently do and haven’t done in the past as a result of low self-confidence / a …
Weight-loss update
Back in September I wrote a post titled ‘Time to change for good, starting with body fat’ ( link here ). In that post, I wrote that I believed being overweight is the primary cause of my anxiety, low self-esteem and lack of confidence. I also wrote about the need, for many reasons, to do …
Being kind all the time isn’t easy so try asking yourself – what would my children want me to do here?
A last-minute change of subject matter this week following the tragic death of Caroline Flack yesterday. I’m not going to write in-depth about my thoughts on the downsides of the media, internet trolls, and the Crown Prosecution Service, primarily as this will turn into something of a scathing, angry diatribe; something I’d rather avoid here. …