Things have been a bit quiet here recently. Understatement of the year, quite possibly. There was a lot going on, too much in fact, from various areas of life.
That was then, this is now. Life isn’t as chaotic as it was yet it remains chaotic enough to remind me that being content is all relative. When I remember to remember that is. I’m not going to do an ‘update’ post, I’m sure I’ll mention anything interesting that happened in detail at some point.
Suffice to say 2016 highlights were probably going back to therapy and having an operation that didn’t go as well as predicted. Therapy was great, I was a little sad when it came to an end, Wednesday mornings have lost a little of their appeal.
It’s a shame there is still a stigma around talking therapies. I’m not talking about CBT which, I acknowledge can be beneficial in some instances, is too often used in a one-size-fits-all manner, thereby putting people off exploring the other options available that would probably be much more beneficial to them. A few years ago I put together a site that gave a brief introduction to various styles of psychotherapy. It could probably do with an update, I’ll add it to the never ending to-do list. Read More→
It seems that all over the globe people are forgetting that adage that their parents were forever telling them as children. It’s better to say nothing if what you have to say isn’t nice.
The brain is a funny old thing, don’t you think? It’s capacity for storing, retrieving and processing information is quite incredible. In fact, when I stop to think about it my head hurts. Actually, when I start thinking about most things my head hurts but do you think I can stop? Rhetorical question, don’t worry about it.