And to really enjoy the act of slowing down, rather than seeing it as another “project” to measure! Today marks two weeks until the New York Marathon! This weekend, I also completed my longest training run - 18 miles - and now it's time to taper ahead of race day. But as I write this, … Continue reading Time to Taper: Learning to Enjoy Slowing Down
Today marks 7 weeks until the New York Marathon, and my 50th birthday, eek! After a little summer break from writing (not intentionally, but work and life got busy), I'm using today's post to reflect on my upcoming marathon challenge and how I'm connecting it back to my why... Earlier this year, I wrote a … Continue reading Running New York – for Dementia awareness
Let it go or let it through? Relax + Release. When I set off on my run this morning (week two of my training plan = 6 miles) I wanted to use the time to let a theme emerge for my blog this week... Many times I find inspiration or the solution to a problem … Continue reading A Lesson in Letting it Go
I’ve been thinking a lot about numbers and their significance recently. In November I turn 50 - half a century!! In September my cat Buffy turns 20 - 96 in cat years! And POINT3 Wellbeing celebrates 8 years this month - I wrote a few reflections on this milestone on our P3 website here. Eight … Continue reading Number crunching – does it help or hinder you?
Last time I wrote about how movement supports (my) mental health and wellbeing. But I haven't always known this... It’s really only over the last 8 years, since founding POINT3 Wellbeing, that the connection between movement and mental health has become truly clear to me. This got me thinking about my motivation to move before … Continue reading My Relationship With Movement: From PBs to Balance
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week - with the theme of Taking Action. I've been delivering a number of POINT3 wellbeing talks on mental health: what it is and isn't, how stress impacts our mental health, and science-backed ways to support it on an ongoing basis. So, I thought I'd share a subject … Continue reading My Mental Health and Movement
"Something that feels important for me to reflect on today is…" This is a journalling prompt we use in our training. And I thought I’d use it to help me get started with today's blog... When we woke this morning Paul asked me “are you writing your blog today?” And my immediate reaction was resistance. … Continue reading Remembering why I’m writing this blog…
I had a week off writing last week as I was away with friends... and I've struggled this week to get back into my flow, which includes getting started with this blog today. There are many things going on in my mind at the moment - things I'm reflecting on - so, narrowing down the … Continue reading Lessons on Authenticity: Finding Yourself at 50
Friday 20 March (today) is the UN’s International Day of Happiness - a day that recognises happiness and wellbeing as a universal human goal. Today is also the first day of spring, according to the astronomical calendar, as I wrote about here. And with the sun shining as I write this, people seem just that … Continue reading How I Think About Happiness Now
For years I believed my strength came from my independence. Only now am I beginning to realise that the sensitivity I hid for much of my life may in fact be my greatest strength. The truth is that both of course come with their blessings and their curses. Do you know what your greatest strength … Continue reading The Strength I Once Thought Was Weakness
