I first heard about The Temple of Apollo at Delphi watching Joanna Lumley on TV trekking through Greece years back. Delphi was a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo the god of Sun and where the Greeks came to honour their god and consult the Oracle (an enlightened high priestess). Joanna visited the site and I recall […]
Author: Living Beyond Should
Choosing Conscious vs Connection
Today I let go of something really special to me. Someone actually. Technically they let go of me, but I accepted their choice and in turn let it go. Love and dating is hard. Especially when you are starting over. It hurts. It’s risky. And it’s brave. It’s brave to try again. Knowing that it […]
Tell it to your fourteen-year-old self
There are times when I yearn for my teenage self it physically aches. Someone once said to me “ask your fourteen-year-old self what they want”. Apparently, this version of you is your truest self. The self that is working it out, right in the middle of navigating the path between child and adolescent. Aspiring to […]
The hardest part is keeping going
Anyone who has made a relationship change in their life will tell you, that yes it was awful. Yes it was hard. Possibly worse, maybe not, than you thought, but really blooming tough. What they may not say though is that while removing that plaster hurt like hell, what really gets you is the day […]
Out of the blue and into the light
People don’t just wake up and decide to change their lives. They don’t just one day decide to throw it all up in the air on a whim. There is no out of the blue. All of a sudden doesn’t just come along. Sure, there’s a moment when you’re in something and then you’re no […]
I love myself, and let it go
“I love myself, and let it go”. I first heard this phrase on a little island across the sea from Bali. I was there to attend a yoga retreat, having sought refuge over the New Year. By the time Christmas finally rocked up I was well and truly over 2016. Over the year, over its […]
Heartstrong
I took a break. A week off. I let myself off the hook and the world didn’t end. I turned a corner. The past 6 weeks have been some of the hardest in a long time. Lying in the dark, tears streaming, playing everything over and over. Facing up to things. Questioning my choices. Wondering […]
You are where you are meant to be
This time last week I was laid up in bed feeling very sorry for myself. Full of a bug and reeling from two highly emotional weeks, as the fallout of my recent change in circumstances stared me right in the face, weighing heavily on my mind and body. It was a low point. Possibly the […]
Never live the same year twice
There’s a lot to be said about the benefits of routine. When asked the secrets of their longevity, nonagenarians and beyond often cite living a simple life steeped in routine. The same diet, the same activities, the same schedule. It all makes for a consistent and stable lifestyle that appears to add up to a […]
Proud to be selfish
The word ‘selfish’ can often be one with which we have a complicated relationship. It’s not the ‘done thing’ to be selfish. In fact, one is supposed to be selfless, supposedly. But are we? There are numerous wellness experts that extol the benefits of a self-care routine, I read the articles every day, yet acknowledging […]