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24/12/2021

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

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13/05/2020

Take a moment to do a little self-check- How are you doing today? And what do you need to do to ?

How are you doing today? Take a moment to check your battery. Remember to take care of yourself.

08/05/2020

It seems there has been a lot more overwhelm this week. Perhaps it's the announcement last Friday, perhaps it's because we've been in crisis mode longer than maybe we should be or maybe it's because of the full moon, who knows🤷‍♀️

Either way, taking 5 short minutes might be just enough to give you the space you need to get out of the overwhelm and back in control.



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-minutes-mayhem-niamh-gaffney-acc-pmc

It’s not easy, is it? There are so many demands on your time right now, homeschooling, laundry, keeping the kids occupied, uncertainty over exams, constantly moving things so that everyone has a desk, cooking, cleaning, shopping, queuing, caring for relatives, reaching out to friends, making sure ...

03/05/2020

This is so important. So much of how we communicate is in how we smile and how our mouth moves. If masks become our new reality it makes sense to have these!

02/05/2020

Please share; Information update for our clients: thank you so much for your business and trusting us to help you and your business at this crucial time. 🙏We are so grateful and appreciate how difficult this time is for you and your business. From the 18th of May the Government of Ireland plans to begin the re-opening of the country on a carefully managed, phased basis.
Here is a simple overview of what will happen in each phase. For full details please go to www.gov.ie/roadmap

25/04/2020

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24/04/2020

I believe all of these things are true. I believe grace and rest are key. Feeling and owning our own s**t instead of working it out on others is key. When we slip up, apologizing to the people we offload on is key.

And, when we hit that wall, sometimes courage looks like scaling it or breaking through it. AND, sometimes courage is building a fort against the wall and taking a nap.

For those of us with kids, I don't think we pretend that the wall doesn't exist.

Rather than sucking it up and pushing through, we name it. We help them understand that invisible wall that they will run into hundreds and hundreds of times in their lives. We model what it takes to recognize it and how tough it can be to choose the right strategy: scaling, reaching out for a lift, and/or resting. Naming, modeling, and not having answers is how we help them feel less alone or scared when they face their own wall.

Hard days are real because this is hard.

Stay awkward, kind and brave enough to rest and feel,
BB

23/04/2020

This is such a powerful little picture. Do you find yourself anywhere here? Take a moment to be a little bit kinder to yourself, and if you need support in order to break the cycle please reach out for help.

A very easy-to-understand graphic depiction of how and why perfectionism is so often a contributing factor to anxiety and depression.

Read more about this cycle at: https://creatingmaryshome.com/vicious-cycle-perfectionism-depression/

21/04/2020

Proud to say that Directionality is supporting this, so if you are feeling stuck or lost, or stressed by all that’s going on please do get in touch.

Don't suffer in silence. If you are feeling stuck, lost, absolutely hopeless with your mental health, we have been there and we urge you to reach out to one of our therapists for FREE Psychological First Aid over on >> https://www.therapyhub.ie

18/04/2020

15/04/2020

The Beautiful Reward that Awaits us All -

As we face our latest test there is one thing I have come to realise over the last number of years is that every moment of happiness is temporary, just as it arrives unexpectedly it can be taken in an instant. Also true is that our darkest hours hit us unexpectedly out from nowhere and can turn our lives upside down, inside out and back to front. We feel like we will break before we get through it. We feel it will never end and we are trapped with a gut wrenching stress in our belly wondering how can we cope for another minute.

But in the face of darkness and of life’s biggest challenges it is the constant pursuit of happiness that will always get us through. I’m not taking about just having a positive attitude and superstitiously crossing fingers hoping it will go away. I am talking about the relentless fight to not let this crisis define us or the lives of our family. It is the fighting for a single moment where we can just forget, even for a minute, so as to allow a twinkle of hope fill us with energy to keep fighting.

For many of us, the worrying times we are all facing right now will probably be the biggest test we will ever have to face and for others bigger challenges lie ahead. But when this crisis passes and leaves behind its marks, its scars, its grief and its destruction, it will be evident that it will take some people longer to recover than others.

If we keep fighting and battleing for happiness, one day in the future we will experience a moment when we realise that we have made it and receive our much deserved reward and an immense sense of gratitude, relief and love will be amplified and positively multiplied by the pain felt in the pasts darkest days. It is then that we will know true happiness and appreciation for all we know, all we have, and all that is around us.
I know this to be true because I have been through it.

Hang on in there with love, hugs & kisses Benji xx

To read more https://www.adamscloud.com/this-weeks-news/

03/04/2020

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01/04/2020