Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance — each beautiful, unique, and too soon gone.’ — Deborah Whipp #thoughtfortoday #christmas #spirit #memories #fleeting I was on a call with a friend in Ireland this morning, and we talked about childhood memories of Christmas. For me, it was a simple time. We…

Thought for today: ‘I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.’ — Carrie Fisher #thoughtfortoday #christmas #spirit #begood #benice I often hear complaints that “Christmas has become so commercial”. Gifts are given, and received, with barely a thought. Chosen from wishlists, sent by proxy, received with a knowing…

Thought for today: ‘Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.’ — Freya Stark #thoughtfortoday #christmas #spirit #home #heart Before you go looking in Wikipedia for the cast of Game of Thrones… Freya Stark was a remarkable woman. She was an explorer and travel writer and lived to 100. She…

Thought for today: ‘Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us – a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.’ — David Cameron #thoughtfortoday #christmas #reflect #hope #love In looking for quotes that encapsulated Christmas, this seemed…

Thought for today: ‘Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.’ — Peg Bracken #thoughtfortoday #christmas #ingredients #time #love For me, my work year is almost over. I have an advisors meeting on Monday, and my training course on Tuesday, but just a few hours. With some time…

Thought for today: ‘Healing takes time and asking for help is a courageous step.’ — Shilpa Menon #thoughtfortoday #healing #time #help #courage As I’ve said before, I don’t heal clients. It did cause some confusion at the time, and still does. How can you be a therapist and not heal? Maybe this quote helps. For…

Thought for today: ‘Calm is not a place where there is no noise or activity. It is the ability to be in the midst of these, yet experiencing peace within.’ — Shilpa Menon #thoughtfortoday #calm #chaos #peace #mindfulness This is how I feel today. It has been a big week, and some of my clients…

Thought for today: ‘Choices are the hinges of destiny.’ — Edwin Markham #thoughtfortoday #choices #decisions #hinges #destiny Sometimes there is no “right” choice. You are faced with making a decision and realise it is better to do so. Can you live with the decision you have made? It is easy sometimes to think “I should…

Thought for today: ‘You can never be true to others if you keep on lying to yourself.’ — Gift Gugu Mona #thoughtfortoday #true #lying #selfreflection #authenticity #integrity It is usually around this time of year that I reflect on the year just gone, and make some decisions. This has been an extraordinary year for all…

Thought for today: ‘Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.’ — Theodore Roosevelt #thoughtfortoday #dowhatyoucan #mentalhealth #bekind #TheodoreRoosevelt I start the week having woken in the night realised I need to rewrite the training I deliver today. It is not ideal, but it is the right thing to do. And…