fbpx

Appearance

Acceptance

Born to be real, not perfect

Are you someone who’s been who you thought you should be for years and years and now you’re beginning to realise it’s not who you really are – you’ve just

Read More »
Acceptance

Trying to impress

The other day I remembered hearing a song that used to be on the radio when I was little – Lonnie Donergan’s song “Putting on the agony, putting on the

Read More »
Appearance

Freedom…from judgement

When you don’t feel equal, when you don’t feel safe, it’s easy to hide your feelings, to hide behind a veneer and play a role that’s not who you really

Read More »
Appearance

A shell of protection

Still talking about being seen naked….  when you’re naked, you can’t hide what you don’t like about yourself. So, if somewhere inside you judge yourself, you think you are bad

Read More »
Appearance

Being seen naked

We’ve all heard the expression ‘don’t judge by appearances’, and yet how many of us do it? Its easy to form opinions according to our perception, our mind attaches labels,

Read More »
Acceptance

Playing with your shadow

Walking along the beach the other day, I found myself looking at my shadow. With the sun at my back, it seemed so much bigger than me…then when I turned

Read More »
Acceptance

Different filters

Talking about how we experience life… we each have a different filter according to our experiences, we see things with a different lens, and, sometimes what we think to be

Read More »
Acceptance

So much more to discover…

Taking a trip down memory lane recently, I realised that it’s been 9 years since Polishing the Diamond was published… and the adventure continues! Looking back to 2014, I remember

Read More »
Appearance

Hiding behind a smile

This month we’ve looked at opening our heart to our guidance. In order to protect ourselves, sometimes we shut down our emotions and we can build layers and layers around

Read More »
Appearance

Beyond appearance

Living in in Hong Kong taught me a lot about appearance. What d’you think about appearance? How does it work in your life? In Hong Kong where appearance was important,

Read More »
Acceptance

Look me in the eye.

The other week I attended a workshop designed to help understand and support children with ‘disabilities’. As a mum with a daughter diagnosed as having Asperger’s Syndrome, as a volunteer

Read More »
Appearance

How do you see yourself?

Freedom. We’re hearing lots of conversation around the world about the way our governments are addressing the Covid pandemic. Some see the measures taken as restricting individual freedom, others see

Read More »
Appearance

Beyond limits

When you go on the journey of understanding and becoming more of who you are, the chances are that there can be quite a few rocks on your path! You

Read More »