by Alison Braithwaite | Mar 28, 2018 | Unearthed
Playing games with myself This weekend I was about to sign-off for the printing of my book. I was checking over the changes to make sure they had all been made. I was feeling anxious and then I found a change that had not been made and the anxiety eased. The book...
by Alison Braithwaite | Mar 13, 2018 | Unearthed
There is constant pressure to do. We live in an incredibly busy world where there is constant pressure to do. Do more. Do better. Do faster. We can end up being critical of ourselves when we are not doing “enough”. Doing is what we learned in school, doing...
by Alison Braithwaite | Feb 28, 2018 | Unearthed
The unexpected shatters us into awareness of what is. Recently I walked into a meeting I attend regularly. When I walk in I know just what to expect, a quiet room, with a circle of chairs and people that I know. This time was different. There were two guys I did not...
by Alison Braithwaite | Feb 14, 2018 | Unearthed
We live in a world full of expectation Expectations of who we are supposed to be, what we are supposed to accomplish and how we are supposed to express ourselves; a world where we can feel pressured to achieve, to reach the next goal, and to meet the next deadline. As...
by Alison Braithwaite | Jan 31, 2018 | Unearthed
Our mind is programmed Our minds are programmed to judge, assess, and evaluate. Important skills to have. Without the ability to judge, assess, and evaluate, we wouldn’t be able to do our jobs, drive a car or decide what to wear in the morning. But sometimes we use...
