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Usually, in daily life, we are motivated to do something, then we do it. But when our mood is low, we have to do something before the motivation comes. Motivation follows action, rather than the other way around. Mark Williams & Danny Penman, Mindfulness.
Try: List a few things you need to do but that you don’t feel motivated to do and spend five minutes working on each one -if you suddenly feel like keeping going, do so.
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7pm Thursday 8th December. Learn how to cultivate a pro-happiness approach in your daily life at this one-hour event, even in these challenging times. Pay by donation. People who book will have access to a video of the event which won't identify any participants. Learn more (Eventbrite - admin fees are paid by me).
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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I can know that I am unhappy, anxious, or sad without wallowing in it. Acknowledging the presence of painful emotions while getting on with whatever needs to be done in the moment is a way to have these feelings without being dragged down by them.
Try: Connect in with whatever feelings you are having right now (pleasant or painful), acknowledge that they are there and then move on with whatever you need to do next today.
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15-lesson course on all aspects of mindfulness - Pay by donation: set your own price. Enhance your life-experience and lower stress with this, my longest-running online course. More about this course
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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TRUE FRIEND, 15-lesson online course on self compassion - pay by donation: set your own price. Sometimes the loudest voice in the mind is the harsh self-critic but you can turn down the volume with self compassion. Student comments include ' ... a life saver ...' ' ... has helped me enormously ...' ' ... super easy to use and follow.' More about this course
Main online courses: True Friend self compassion | Easy Mindfulness | Handling climate Anxiety
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New book on the way: Acceptance - Create Change and Move Forward
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My new book, Acceptance - create change and move forward, will be published next March by Yellow Kite Books. As the title suggests, acceptance clears a space for movement either regarding what we've accepted or by giving us space for other activities. Chapter headings include: Accepting Uncertainty; Accepting Our Bodies, Sexuality and Gender; Acceptance and relationships, during and after;Acceptance In Conflict; The Acceptance Dynamic.
You can pre-order at this link.
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"The daily bell sets me up for the day. I read it on waking and it helps me to start my day in a positive, kind, compassionate way. I remind myself all the time about what I read. It is a great help in self regulation." KL
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