Recommended Reading – Radical Self Love by Gala Darling

A while ago now a colleague recommended this book.  It had been an amazing help to her and she had made some radical changes.  Now I am not a fan of self help books. I was skeptical. I shouldn’t have been.

This book is truly amazing.  From the language to the tools she uses, Gala really guides you through and makes you feel nurtured and empowered all in one.  I have a kindle and paperback version (appreciate it may be overkill) but you really only need one.

The journey is laid out for you in a simple, honest, and endearing way, that makes it easy to read.  You can delve in and out though.  I started reading it in order, then since then I’ve been using the bits that I need when I need them.

Now, let me be clear – this will not solve all your problems for you.  You need to do that! What it will do is make you realise you are not alone, and give you pointers to make the changes you need to.

The book is not expensive – go, get a copy, and see how easy it is.  Once you do, be sure to pass it on to your friends. They will thank you for it!

P.S.  For anyone that asks – No, I don’t know Gala, nor have I been paid to say any of this.  I just really enjoyed the book! 🙂

Meditation and Tapping – Day One

Welcome back!

I posted yesterday to let you know I would be restarting my spiritual journey. I did it!

What did I do?

Before I even got out of bed this morning I committed to a meditation.  I used my phone and opened spotify and searched for morning meditations.  There are tonnes!!! I settled on Morning Miracles Guided Meditation by Sandra Wapniaski.  It was 18 mins long and while I was unsure at the beginning it quickly turned into something good.  When I got up and dressed I felt lighter, more able to cope with the stresses of the day.

Once I finished work I watched my how to tap video and tapped on some of my feelings around work. Mainly my anxiety and Anger.

How do I feel now?

To be honest I am anxious because of a big work call I have coming up.  But there is a calmness in that too.  I wish I had done this days ago, as i feel repeated meditations would have helped me feel better able to cope with this.

Tapping has made me feel lighter too.  I think I need to do more and start recording how I feel before and after. So far, so good!

What next?

I will keep going.  This feels like the right thing to do. I’m going to meditate each morning and, where possible, in the evening too. There are several other meditations in the album, so I may even do another before bed. 🙂 

I will create a tapping diary too. I really want to record any change in intensity of feeling. 

I can’t wait to take you on this journey. It the next few posts I will share more on the specifics on each technique so you can join in too.

Have a great day! xxx

Meditation and Tapping Diary – Set Up

Hi All,

I realised I needed to restart my spiritual practices and landed on Meditation and Tapping as my initial starting point.  From Today I will be doing both daily and providing periodic updates (I dont want to bore you daily).

I thought I would start gently, so the plan is;

• Guided meditations for confidence and peace are what I’m aiming for.
• The Tapping Solution – I have purchased a course (it was on sale) from The Tapping Solution.  Guided walkthroughs on how to do it in general and for specific issues.

I will share what I have done, and how that has made me feel. I will link to the meditations and share videos on Tapping for all those who are new to it.

Remember, I would love to hear from you. Please do share your comments, hints, and tips.

ANGRY!!!

So I have spent a lot of the last week angry.  Angry at work, life, myself!  I’m generally a very positive person, and shake a lot of things off.  However, its hard sometimes to get out of that anger cycle once you’re in it.

The cycle goes a little something like this and has kept me very busy!!!

Now, just for honesty I have to admit my Anger is not so bad that I am breaking things, or harboring harsh thoughts, but it is definitely affecting my mood and feelings of self worth.

In analysing the above and the causes I realised that I haven’t been keeping up with my daily practices to ensure my mental health. I have internalised a lot, and without appropriate outlets I have sat in this cycle and caused myself more harm.

What am I doing to fix it I hear you ask?!

Well, I am restarting my daily meditation practice, and i’m also looking into Tapping.  I have also starting being much more honest with myself and the people around me.  From my boss, to my son, I am now verbalising my upset rather than internalising and taking passive aggressive actions.

I’ll do seperate blog posts on both meditation practices and Tapping, but in the meantime please do let me know your experiences with both of these exercises. Let me know what you do to take yourself out of a negative cycle.

 

 

 

Starting over

So, its time to start anew.  I really haven’t a clue what i’m doing, but i’m here to ask you to come on the journey with me.  Ask questions, make suggestions, and please do correct me if i’m wrong, or haven’t given credit where it’s due.  I’ll get better – I promise!

This blog is to become my spiritual dumping ground.  Here I will share stories of my pathway, inspirational posts and quotes from others that I think everyone needs to see and so much more.

Life isn’t always a bunch of roses though, so i’ll also share when that’s the case for me and how I get through it.  The tools I use, how they have worked for me, and how you can adapt them to work for you.

I must warn you though.  I’m a bit hippy dippy! You won’t like everything I post. Not all the tools will work for you. You probably don’t believe in the same things I do. It really doesn’t matter. Take what does work, and go with it.  The rest you can skip. And if you have something that works for you – share it!

I can’t wait to go on this journey with you.

BB xx

Wiping the slate clean

So I had a load of posts on here, but I realised that they were just a way for me to dwell on the past and not move on.  So they have gone. Deleted. I now have a clean slate.

What I end up writing next is a mystery.  I’m not a creative person.  Writing is not one of my skills.  I tend to keep myself to myself and retreat into my shell when anything uncomfortable happens. So this is just an interesting exercise in getting myself out there and sharing more of myself. Wow that sounds so cheesy, but hey I’m going with it!

Recently my life has been about a lot of new challenges and new starts.  My other blog focuses on the two main changes I am making in my life.  This one I think will be more personal.