by Gill Kenny | Sep 7, 2020 | Acceptance & Commitment, Attitude of gratitude
Kiss the joy as it flies When I was in my late twenties, I developed a fixation with the idea of owning my own piece of land somewhere. I was living in London at the time and had come across a book entitled ‘Forty Acres and a Mule’ which was about the plight of slaves...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 31, 2020 | Caring For Your Dog, Dog, Dog theft, Human-animal bond, Mental health, Pets
My favourite days have always been Sundays for all the obvious reasons that revolve around resting, relaxing and doing what feels good rather than what’s expected of me. On this particular Sunday, the sun was shining from a piercing blue sky as I lazily lounged in the...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 24, 2020 | Attitude of gratitude, Gratitude, Healing in nature, Justice, Mental health, Mental health awareness
I wonder how many of you are feeling as I am, jaded from the constant reminders about the impact of COVID-19 on individual lives, economies and populations across the world. I’m sure I’m not alone in my irritability at the sound of the news, with its endless stream of...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 17, 2020 | Shame
Since last week’s piece about Apathy, I have received some interesting feedback from you, letting me know that some of you are beginning to realise the benefits of better understanding the self. In our busy lives, with much to distract us, we don’t always make time...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 10, 2020 | Apathy, Caring, Empathy, Goals, Passion
No matter how challenging life might be for us, there is always light at the end of the tunnel as long as we still care. A lady in a support group that I belong to recently confessed to me that she ‘just can’t be bothered’. We were talking about our motivation to live...
