Flourishing - or not!

I spent half the day at my friend Siobhan's house today and she is currently reading:
"Flourishing". By Maureen Gaffney.

I read a few paragraphs in Siobhan's copy of the book, and couldn't get my kindle out of my handbag quick enough to buy it.  The beauty of the kindle is that it was with me within 90 seconds.

This is what Google says about Flourishing:

Flourishing people are not just happier - they are more resilient, optimistic and creative.They spot opportunities, purse goals with conviction and get on well with others.They are able to manage their emotions and they face setback with wisdom, courage and a sense of possibility.As they take on life's challenges, flourishing people have a head start.You may find the idea of flourishing like this unimaginable. You may think that in crisis times survival is the best we can hope for. However, distinguished psychologist Maureen Gaffney believes passionately that not only is it possible for all of us to flourish, but in an increasingly uncertain world, it is essential that we plan to do so.Flourishing is about achieving a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose despite, and indeed very often because of, adversity. Indeed, Maureen Gaffney explains that adversity can be a positive turning point in our lives. Her message is that we can all flourish and in this exciting and innovative book - packed full of practical examples and techniques - she shows us how.FLOURISHING is a unique book - a one-stop resource for positive living. Drawing on her vast experience of working with people and organizations, and on a fascinating body of recent research, Maureen Gaffney has written a gripping, stimulating and inspiring manifesto that will reward readers for years to come.Learning to flourish - and helping others to flourish - is the most powerful and worthwhile investment we can make in our own well-being and in our country's future.

Google also says it is £10 online, but I only paid £5.49 for it on Kindle!

Anyway, it is quite a "deep" book so is best read slowly!

From the few chapters I have read, I have already managed to work out exactly what is wrong with my marriage.

I'll try and update you as I read it.

Hopefully as Aaron's had an early night, I will get to read some tonight.

Bye for now, Liska xxx

Inner Truth Week 5

I'm still not really in the mood to blog, but I thought I had better upload the Inner Truth Monday Blog Hop Linky. (Link up below)

Well this past week I have been eating when and what I fancy and yes I have had my share of the World's Easter Eggs.

But I am still benefiting from the Lemonade Diet (Master Cleanse) in that my portion sizes have stayed a nice healthy size and I haven't allowed myself to overeat.

As a result, my size 16 (yep not 18) jeans are easily slipping on.  That's significant for two reasons.  One, because just before I started the diet they had stopped fitting, and when they did I would have to lie down to zip them up AND there would be a huge muffin top that would mean I couldn't see the waist band of the jeans.

Now, I zip them up with ease, and there is absolutely NO muffin top, and I can see the waist band and my belly button with ease.  I have a much smaller Mum Tum now, but still have the stubborn c-section shelf.

Anyway as I only did 9 days on the diet instead of the recommended 10, 20 or 40 days, I will be doing it again.  After all my ultimate goal is to be a size 12 by the summer - there I have said it! And I am going to a wedding on 10th August and would like to be a 12 by then - I think it is realistic and I will do it.

Back to the non-weight loss world.  I have been reading LOTS on my Kindle and have got through some super super books.

I have been working hard at work, even going in on Thursday when I was meant to be off.  As Aaron's nursery was closed for a training day on Thursday, THAT was interesting.  Gosh, he climbed on and off swivel chairs, played with staplers, scissors, etc.... I could only really concentrate when he had his nap.  But I had to pop in as I had so much to do.

I bought a 12 pack of Krispy Cremes while there and I must have eaten at least 5 of them.

I am lucky, with what I have eaten lately, that the size 16 jeans still fit to be honest.

I still don't have a sponsor for Cybher so it looks like I may only go to Britmums Live.

So I guess it is over to all of you now.  What have you been up to?


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Liska x

Reasons To Be Cheerful - anniversary edition

Hi

I don't want to think how long it has been since I joined in with #R2BC, but I know it has been toooo long. This is the badge if you would like to click through and see other entries to this wonderful link up.

So back to me. December was a low month for reasons I do not want to go into on this blog, but suffice to say they were to do with work. It was a rollercoaster but I got through it. 23rd December saw me in tears but by that night I was in Toys R Us. It also meant that hubby put up the decorations by himself - EVEN the tree which in 23 years of being together and 10 years of living in this home, he has NEVER ever done. Me not being good at delegating that taught me a valuable lesson - people CAN do things even if they never have before and even without you showing them how :-)

So back to the reasons to be cheerful.

(1) Numero uno is a big one - I have lost 4 kg, so THAT has inspired me to start Mumentum again (return here Sunday), as I wasn't much of a cheerleader before when I wasn't leading by example. Mich who runs Reasons to Be Cheerful has been cheering me on to get it up and running again, so I will honour her by saying yes! and doing just that. Also I will be more committed to Reasons to be Cheerful as that is the very least I owe my blog chum :-)

(2) I am working tomorrow on my day off as there's a lot on this week, but next week should see the beginning of a new dawn - so let's see what that brings shall we.

(3) Aaron is just getting cuter and cuter and cuter - I have a lot of proud mummy moments to blog about and will as soon as I get a moment.

(4) I NEARLY set fire to the kitchen the other day (I WILL blog about it) suffice to say Weetabix do get HOT - I know their latest campaign is try them hot but I am sure that is not what they meant ;-) Oh, the reason this is a R2BC is that I averted the catastrophe. Just in case that wasn't clear.

(5) I am REALLY looking forward to March, which I feel is close, as I KNOW it will start getting warmer then. It is the only thing getting me through this hell week of weather we are having. The mornings are bloody dark, windy and GRIM at the moment. That did not help when I turned up at nursery Tuesday morning when they had not opened yet - Mummy fail!

(6) I feel that 2012 will be the year for me. I taught Kundalini Yoga for 6 years and like a lot of spiritual disciplines, we believe 2012 will see a year of transformation. I can ALREADY feel very different energy. But it will be challenging for a lot of us, as things will come out to be aired. Like the enormous row I had with my sister in law on New Year's Day. Things don't hide under the covers anymore with this new energy. Karma has to be cleared so we can all be more enlightened in 2012. Go with it and see where it takes you. If you do, it will bring good things - if you feel an inkling to be more spiritual go with it.

(7) I went to mass last Sunday and it felt good as I had missed 3 weeks. I am in the church choir and I love it.

(8) I got a really good deal from Kindle yesterday and am looking forward to my replacement arriving on Saturday. Their customer support is excellent.

I think that's all for now.

Liska xxxxx

As with Mumentum, this a blog hop so the other entries can be seen here.  Hop along: