Perfectly Wonky Life

09/12/2025

Aint nature marvellous? This Birch Polypore was just waiting to be 'coo-ed' at on our walk last week. Like an organic ornament shelf on a tree. In recent months I've been offering clients a new way to experience coaching and therapy, "walk and talk". It's a 2 or 4 hour walking trip around the hills (Less hilly options also available!). We not only talk about whatever the client wishes to discuss, but we spot some beautiful nature, including on this day, the mushrrom, a gold crest, numerous squirrels and some cute little liverworts. The Nature and the landscape also offer so many metaphors for the issues clients are discussing.

05/11/2025

Mindful Journalling Prompt.

Read this and see the prompt questions below. If you don’t wish to write, you can still think about this:

Poem by Mary Oliver

When I moved from one house to another
there were many things I had no room
for. What does one do? I rented a storage
space. And filled it. Years passed.
Occasionally I went there and looked in,
but nothing happened, not a single
twinge of the heart.

As I grew older the things I cared
about grew fewer, but were more
important. So one day I undid the lock
and called the trash man. He took
everything.

I felt like the little donkey when
his burden is finally lifted. Things!
Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful
fire! More room in your heart for love,
for the trees! For the birds who own
nothing – the reason they can fly.

— Mary Oliver

Not sure I could let my plants go. They give and receive love. Not objects or possessions to me, more friends and nature indoors. Most other stuff for sure could go! What does this poem bring up for you? If you could retain only 10 possessions beyond life essentials, what would you keep?

28/10/2025

27/10/2025

Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to feel the fear and still act for some greater benefit. What do you fear that you know you need to face in order to create a higher benefit for you or for others?

24/10/2025

Sunrise over Malvern today. My mind was busy as I walked this morning. I remembered a mindfulness practice I developed a few years back that I called the The ASCIA Serenity Questions. It always seems to bring some clarity and quiet.

Try it…

04/10/2025

“The earth has music for those who will listen” Anon.
Skies over Malvern, Autumn 2025

03/10/2025

October Therapist Of The Month - Will Thomas Perfectly Wonky Life 🫧

Our new Blog Post highlighting Will, a Hypnotherapist, Life Coach and EFT Advanced Practitioner with over 22 years of experience is now live!

⭐ Head below for more info on Will and how to make the most of his October offer (Pay for your first session and get your second session free)...

https://www.thefold.org.uk/october-therapist-of-the-month-will-thomas

02/10/2025

❤️

There is so much going on in this world. It can be hard to witness; never mind process. Consider harnessing your energy to reconnect with your core self: your values, your compassion, and your inner directives.

Simplicity,
humanity,
connection,
Kindness…

What is most important to you?

Use this time to return to/grow into your most authentic self.

Drop a 🩵 if this lands for you today.

02/10/2025

RIP Jane Goodall. Ever present champion for nature. Primate researcher. Activist. Will be sadly missed. But what a legacy. ❤️

Jane Goodall (April 3, 1934 - October 1, 2025), whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.

Her field studies with chimpanzees not only broke barriers for women and changed the way scientists study animals, but documented emotions and personality traits within these primates that blurred the line between humans and the animal kingdom.