by Su Birch | February 4, 2020 | Emotions, Health, Vitality
Find a place. A forest. A park. A garden. Then make time. Turn off everything electronic. You now have all you need- silence and trees. Be still. Savour nature- be present to all you can see, all you can hear, all you can smell, all you can touch. The tiny insects...
by Su Birch | September 13, 2019 | Confidence, Emotions
Yesterday I was sitting at the hairdressers and on the wall next to me was a large advertising poster. It was of a beautiful young woman with gorgeous hair and with her arms up, exposing her underarms. But what extraordinarily perfect underarms! I couldn’t stop...
by Su Birch | August 15, 2019 | Confidence, Emotions, Goals, learning, Personality, Winning, Work
Do you procrastinate? I’m a pretty organized person but there are things on my “To Do” list that never seem to get done and that I keep transferring from one list to the next. Every time I get to them, I choose to do something that is more appealing, even if it’s just...
by Su Birch | July 8, 2019 | Emotions, Goals, Meaning, Personality
The sampler in this picture was given to me by my late sister and it hangs above my desk at home. I think that it dates back to the 1800s and I often wonder about the person who embroidered it. Was it a rebellious young girl who was required to demonstrate her...
by Su Birch | June 4, 2019 | Emotions, Meaning
I’m not normally an anxious person, but over the past few weeks I have struggled with anxiety. It has been a good thing because it has helped me understand more about this emotion and how to cope with it, and I hope I’ll be able to support my anxious clients and...
by Su Birch | August 13, 2018 | Communication, Emotions, Family, Management
Yesterday I was checking out at the specialist fruit and veg market when the cashier rang up the apples incorrectly. “No”, I said, “those aren’t Golden Delicious they are Cripps Pink.” (I once worked in the apple business so I am a bit of a fanatic about teaching folk...
