While on the whole I would agree with your recommendations, I do not think you have given enough information to claim they are science based / evidence based. For example the UK food guidelines give a

The 'warrior mindset' has been very successful for many people over the years and is a good choice for many. I prefer a different metaphor, one of the gardener. I am interested in cultivating and nurturing

Workplace bullying is a horrendous thing especially when it relies on people being afraid to speak out for fear of losing their jobs. It's another example of the insane 'workcentric' lives our society

It's perhaps counter intuitive that effective time management is not so much about productivity hacks as it is about being present.

Thank you!

Another virtue of a parachute / open mind is that it slows your descent into an impulse action that may create a lot of 'mess' that we then need to clear up!

Just seen this. I like the idea of having an issue theme. I don't have anything on a road trip theme but will look out for future themes and hop to take part.

One way to think about criticism is that you have learned something about who your audience is not!

Thank you! The children of Hurin is new to me I'll have a look :) (Whilst waiting for your book to come out!)

This appeared serendipitously (if that is a word) in my feed just as I am beginning to explore magical realism and urban fantasy. If you have any suggestions for further reading in these two sub genres

Thank you Shawna, compassionate communication is much needed in our world today!

Thank you Shawna, how has a deeper understanding of life impacted the practical implications for you?

I remember listening to a coaching session being conducted by psychologist George Pransky with a writer suffering from 'writer's block'. Eventually George helped him to realise that he just didn't have

and how amazing many of those same flowers have healing properties!

In some traditions, for example, Chinese there is no need to identify with one particular animal but rather experience the 'flavour' of each different animal quality. (image credit pintrest)

Thanks zekz! Yes, a positive attitude and a problem solving approach so that even/ especially our own 'negative' thoughts and feelings can become grist for the mill rather than derail us further.

Thank you :)

I read this post after you were kind enough to post a comment on one of mine. It's amazing how powerful mindfulness is and how the ability not to run from our own experience makes such a huge difference.

Yes, that is one of the ironies of our 'always connected' world, we can lose real connections with real people and nature itself.

Sadly very accurate portrayal. Those in power use the psychological processes of compliance and conformity to keep us all in our places (ie serving their greed). On a more positive note much change comes