WATER IS POWERFUL.

A few days ago, I pulled the Animal Medicine Oracle Card of FROG.

It represents, amongst other things, a need to cleanse, with the obvious connection to washing / bathing in water.

In this podcast episode, I share all sorts of ways in which we use water in everyday life and in our spirituality.

Do you find water hypnotic, love?

I do. Staring at a waterfall, or listening to the rain.

It’s also a playful substance - when did you last jump in the puddles of a rainy day?!?

I felt called to share my musings on water with you…

Perhaps it’s a call for you, like the frog, to cleanse…

Or hop between puddles…

Or allow the grounding water of the shower to generate creative ideas…

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I’VE STRUGGLED A LOT WITH BEING AN EMPATH WITH BOUNDARIES!

I’ve even been told by others that my boundaries mean I’m NOT an empath.

What rubbish!!

Just because you are an empath, love, it doesn’t mean that you have to condone everything others do.

You get to have BOUNDARIES!

You get to say, “I love you, but that’s not an acceptable behaviour.”

I’ve done this with a few people recently.

It feels GOOD.

If someone doesn’t wish to turn up as their best self, that’s on THEM…

But I don’t have to put up with it.

I get to be an empath AND value myself.

In today’s podcast, I’m talking about how we get to be both empathetic and people who condemn things like The Capitol insurrection…

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE CAPITOL RIOTERS’ ACTIONS, WHILST CONDEMNING THEM.

I’ve found it hard to reconcile my feelings about the insurrection at The Capitol.

I see each and every one of those rioters as gaslit, misled by a desperate man out of his depth.

When any of us are lied to, we become VICTIMS of those lies.

If we act heinously on those lies, do we remain victims?

This was the question I kept asking myself. 

I believe that the rioters were victims of Trump’s hate speech and lies… HOWEVER…

The violent acts they committed - the theft, the bloodshed, the murder, those cannot be condoned.

We each have FREE WILL.

Whilst we can be manipulated to believe lies, we still get to CHOOSE our reactions.

Those rioters may have believed VP Pence could overturn Biden becoming president (he couldn’t)…

They may have believed in the ‘election fraud’ (of which there’s no evidence)…

Those things would understandably piss them off.

But they chose to take their anger and turn it into violence.

I have to remind myself that being an empath is about understanding, not condoning.

I understand why those rioters felt the need to commit violent acts.

But I DO NOT condone it.

I get to understand people, but also have boundaries around acceptable behaviour.

This is what I’m discussing on today’s podcast - maybe it’s controversial, but it’s important!

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HATE IS NEVER WARRANTED - NO MATTER WHO IT’S FOR.⠀⁠
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Today’s pod and blog offer you five ways you can begin to create HARMONY in your relationships, and the WORLD at large, love.⠀⁠
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The primary thing you need to know is that hate only begets hate.⠀⁠
Every time you say you hate someone, the energy you create is just that of more hatred. ⠀⁠
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We can dislike people’s opinions and their actions. ⠀⁠
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BUT… we can STILL empathise with them. ⠀⁠
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 Empathy isn’t about condoning, it’s about UNDERSTANDING.⠀⁠
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So I understand where the Capitol rioters desires for violence came from. ⠀⁠
I do not condone them.⠀⁠
I condemn their actions, but I don’t write them off as humans.⠀⁠
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It is UNACCEPTABLE behaviour, but that doesn’t mean the person is so totally irredeemable that we should hate them. ⠀⁠
After all, that only plays into their hands - their “us and them” viewpoint.⠀⁠
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Hate is not the way forward. From ANY of us. ⠀⁠⠀⁠

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⁣FREE SPEECH IS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE MIGHT THINK.⠀⁠
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In today’s podcast, I’m talking about the PAIN of freedom of speech.⠀⁠
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With Donald Trump’s very public banning from Twitter, many questions are coming up.⠀⁠
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Where does freedom of speech stop, and hate speech start?⠀⁠
Are we even ALLOWED to hate anymore?⠀⁠
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What’s my DUTY as a poster?⠀⁠
What’s my DUTY as a reader?⠀⁠
Where does the user’s role stop, and the social media companies’ role start?⠀⁠
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So. Many. Questions.⠀⁠
So. Many. Grey. Areas.⠀⁠
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I also, perhaps controversially look at HYPOCRITICAL behaviour… 
Those who say, “I hate Trump because of his attitude towards [insert any minority ever here]” are as bad as Trump himself. ⠀⁠
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Hatred of ANYONE is never going to foster harmony… or is it?!⠀⁠

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Are you struggling to get started in the new year?

I am, and that's why I'm putting out an episode all about goals for 2021.

I KNOW that when I have a goal in mind, it's easier to motivate myself to DO stuff... rather than sit and eat leftover mince pies and chocolate (doing that too!). 

When you know the steps you can take (always break goals down!), there's ALWAYS something you can do towards your ambitions and dreams. 

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So I've spent several days painting my spare room... 

Who'd have thought it could teach me life lessons?! Have a listen to find out exactly what I learned along the way...

No coveralls or masking tape required!!

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2020's been hard as NAILS. I know that, you know that, we all know that.

Spending time apart from our loved ones has been painful.

But is Christmas really the time to let our guard down? Today, I share my thoughts and a reminder that we all will get through this.

2021 can only get better, one must hope, right?!

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December is an important time. Many religions have December festivals of some kind, but I think even if you're not religious or your religion isn't one that is celebrating in December, it’s a month when we all tend to come together.

2020 has obviously thrown a curveball in terms of celebrations this year, but that doesn’t detract from this time of year. The trees are still up, the menorahs still lit, only this year’s reminder feels like one of reflection, rather than fun.

None of this means that the holidays feel any less stressful, though – we still care about showing up in the right way for relatives. This year, arguably, it’s more stressful than ever, having to make decisions about who we see and how we protect them. And that’s on top of the usual Christmas stresses.

I’m resharing last year's holiday episode because the content is still relevant, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Just because we’ve all realised how we usually take spending time with others for granted, it doesn’t mean that the holidays will be a walk in the park.

Holidays stress is a real thing, every year. Many people simply don't like Christmas - and that's perfectly okay. No one should judge you for that.

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ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR. I SAT COUNTING THE CALORIES IN MY HEAD.

I didn’t notice the pretty table centres, the scent of pine needles on the air, or the crackling of the log fire.

All I noticed was what was on my plate.

That’s how previous Christmas meals have often looked for me.

I was judging myself from the second I sat down to eat, intensely focussed on each roast potato, every carrot, every bite of turkey.

In today’s blog and podcast, I’m sharing FIVE super important things I’ve learned in my self love journey.

I realised that I needed to stop the judgment, to let my body dictate what she wants to eat, and to love her regardless of her weight.

My weight does not define me.

My [outer] body does not define me.

I define myself by who I am, not what I am!

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