I attended lots of talks and presentations at Carfest as I have already said and would like to share with you some nuggets that I really appreciated. 

Kirsty Gallagher (not that one, the other one - the Goddess one) suggests we sit for 3 minutes every day and tap into our feelings. This may sound a bit woo woo (to quote Brian Aldridge) but hear me out. Just 3 minutes. Sit quietly and observe how you are feeling. Really connect to your feelings, be they good, bad or ugly. I have to admit that this is something I do on a very regular basis after much practise but rather than trying to disguise the discomfort, stop and embrace it, get to know it and sit with it. Become familiar with it so that it wil then become far less threatening and may even make more sense. 

The amazing Edith Egar states "you cannot heal what you cannot feel" which I really buy in to, While hiding, disguising, medicating or ignoring our discomfort in whatever shape or form it presents, we are unable to get to know it and move on from it.

Another comment I liked was around RIP - rest in peace. Why wait until you are dead to rest in peace? What gains will you get? Learn to sit and rest in peace now, while you still draw breath and can appreciate it!

Think of something you really enjoy - if you are not doing it, maybe now is the time to consider how to find the time or resources to do it?  

More stress makes us less able to experience joy - FACT! so why not use this month to start having more fun, doing something you enjoy?

Did you know that doing more of what you love makes you more resilient to stress?

Maybe this is something you will think about and weave into helping you become even more fabulous and happier than you already are, and help make this a September to remember!