A Wonderful World

  'Growing up'  The peaks and troughs of growing up, blooming, blossoming, and constantly changing. How we can encourage children to believe and grow up in a world of possibility.                                                                                          Growing up is no plain sailing. No matter what kind of upbringing we have, it's inevitable that we will all face our own challenges and fair share of change and discomfort. From birth, its the years of our youth and moments of initial contact with people, places and things, that can influence how we feel, and in turn, we start to form opinions on both ourselves and others. Personally, I don’t believe there is a finish line for being a ‘grown up’. The process of ‘growing up’ is a continuous on...

 Babies Bliss.  How the freedom of mind and possibility we enter the world with, can slowly  shrink as we're exposed to the world around us. But it doesn't have to. When becoming aware of how our environment, preconceptions, judgements and fears influence us, we can acknowledge them and let them go without them impacting, harming or controlling us. Although we are intelligent beings, what the mind assumes isn't always fact, it's trying to protect you. It jumps to conclusions as a result of what we've previously been exposed to, what's happened to us before, and societies constructs that feed us. With awareness comes choice, and with choice comes freedom. Let’s start at the very beginning.  ‘Life is a series of baby steps’ – Hoda Kotb. No matter our age, identity, or beliefs, we all start as a little foetus. An egg that starts growing, kicking, and finally coming into the world when the time is right, we have all been a baby once. Brought into this world as seed ...