Day seven

Today we had our first in depth session in the workshop I am attending around managing anxiety, mindfulness and self awareness. It was really interesting, I was amazed to see how much devotion it takes to truly focus yourself to live in the here & now. Less than five minutes of a guided meditation and I was half way between sleep and some internal monologue rambling! I am learning so much.

Besides being very grateful for having found such a diverse group of people to work with on these issues, I am really grateful for the chance to get sushi with Mum beforehand. It was really nice to try new things with my mum, who was always the advocate of new and sometimes intimidating cuisines.. And here I was, eating new things, no ketchup in sight. So glad to get over that phase!! Here's a photo of my VERY last piece, saved my favorite (Spicy Salmon rolls!) for last!

I am going to try and throw a few quotes into my posts now that I've managed to make a post a day. Enjoy :)

“The secret something that is shared by all effective healing methods is the process of leading the patient to an honest and truthful self-discovery. This self-discovery is required for the initiation and continuation of self-healing; for it is only through self-healing- in contrast to curing- that patients can experience both permanent recovery and spiritual growth…the closer our perception of self approaches, the deeper our capacity for self-healing becomes. When there is a very close correspondence between self-image and truth, our self-healing powers may be virtually unlimited.”

John E Upledger

“We see things not as they are, but as we are.”

H.M. Tomlinson

“The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.”

Carl Jung

“Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.”

Edith Wharton


Ok, ok.. got to leave some for another day.

cheers xx