Last post for 30 day powerblog!

I know it's really late in the day, but a little perseverance and I eventually got there. There's a great message for life really isn't there? Do a little bit each day and eventually you will get there. It's the same with any mammoth task if you think about how big it is and allow it to put you off, then it will hold you back from getting to where you want to be. The same can be said for the elusive relationship that many people seek.

Perhaps you have just broken up with someone and are experiencing a tremendous amount of doubt and sadness about your current situation. The idea that you can create the relationship of your dreams couldn't be further from the truth, or so you think.




I was in the exact same place a few years ago and thinking and feeling like I would always feel the immense sadness and despair that I was experiencing at the time. I came across a book that helped me to turn all of this around. This book is called "Ask and It Is Given" by Jerry and Esther Hicks.

At the time I was reading a lot of information about how important it is to "feel good" when all I wanted to do was crawl into a corner and hide away from the rest of the world. To feel good was so out of my vocabulary and experience and I couldn't imagine how things were ever going to change.

I read "Ask and It Is Given" and slowly but surely I began to realise how to move from how I was feeling to a better feeling, albeit a little bit. Moment by moment, day by day I focused my attention on feeling better. Until eventually I began to feel hopeful. One day I turned on the radio and heard "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff. On hearing this, I knew that I was going to be okay.



I have learned a great deal over the last 30 days about how I procrastinate or avoid doing things to the point where I'd rather be doing something else. I have also made great connections with some very interesting people during the last 30 days and feel a sense of accomplishment that I have finished something I started, even though at times the task seemed unreachable!



Thanks again Connie for setting the 30 day powerblog challenge! I am curious to know what will happen next...watch this space!

25th day of blogging for Connie Green's 30 day power blog!

I am 5 days away from completing the power blog challenge!

Everyone has their own writing style and have lots of incredible information to share. I have learned a great deal during this process and understand the many ways in which I avoid writing, even though it is something I thoroughly enjoy when I get down to it.

One of my favourite books about writing is the incredibly fabulous "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Naimark-Goldberg. Her style is very personal and I have read this book so many times finding a new discovery with each read.

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within

Each time I read this book, I decide that I am going to spend time actually doing some of the exercises that are recommended, however, I enjoy reading it so much that I get carried away with the fantasy of writing and never actually do any!

When I came across Connie Green's 30 day blog challenge, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get writing daily and see what I come up with. Since beginning I have noticed the various amount of distractions that crop up from time to time and the umpteen excuses that I give myself to avoid committing myself to publishing what I have written. A huge unexpected learning curve, thanks Connie!

I have enjoyed this challenge and have learned so much thanks to Connie Green for suggesting this challenge and for providing such incredible support during the process.

30 day blogging challenge

I've signed up to the 30 day blogging challenge that has been set by Connie Green. I love writing, yet so many times am stumped for what to say. When I am away from my pc I can think of a million and one witty things to mention and have opinions and views that I would like to share with you, yet when it comes to sitting in front of the pc, I often find I have nothing to say. So, I thought, what a great opportunity to just write every day and not think too much about what I'm saying and see what happens during the next 30 days.

As the run up to Christmas approaches I am noticing more and more the amount of lights cropping up in my street. usually the neighbours across the road from me are the first to have their house decorated and they often have the most lights compared to anyone else. This year was the first year I have had my decorations up before them! An absolute first. I never get decorated until about three days before Christmas and get really excited once the lights are lit (after hours of searching for them and untangling the wires!) I watched "Elf" last night with my son because I enjoy the humour and inevitable positive ending of this happy film. Will Farrell is his usual jolly self and his belief in Santa is almost contageous!