Blogging works!

I have decided on my subject for my research paper.

'How and where a coach would be most effective in the complimentary medicine arena, specifically with cancer patients'

I am very passionate about this subject as it is personal to what I would like to do for others now and in the future.

I thought I would google a few keywords to see if I could get some good links for my research. So I put in a few key words - research+ paper+ cancer+coach and guess what? My blog came up as the first choice. I could'nt beleive it. So blogging works and could attract some people I could help and support.

Now thats good motivation, and as someone who is struggling to blog - its great to see its not for nothing.

I hope you are enjoying my blog too and getting something from it.

I can see some ways of improving it too so thats what I shall do.

I have just had a great coaching session ( thank you Claire ) so I could sit here and promise you all the world as everything seems more feasible.

BIG SMILE

Truth

I have also realised why I have been finding it hard to blog. It is because I am not being honest and opening myself up. I am not comfortable sharing things with people but I must if I want people to trust me and open up to me.
Last week I had an appointment at Institute Bergonie ( the hospital where I was treated for cancer ) Bordeaux. Months ago during follow up tests from my illness something showed up in my right breast in a mamography. I was called back for a scan but nothing showed up. After a lot of humming and harring the doctors decided to check me again in 6 months - which was last week and all is well.
There is something very familiar and comforting about going to this hospital and having these tests - it was a safe place when I had cancer and everyone was looking after me. But now I have to let the cancer go, it does not belong to me and it is not who I am.
Its funny because I would much rather talk about you, not me but I need to truthful more about who I really am and what I am feeling to attract people who have had cancer or have cancer so I can follow my heart and support them.
I wrote this post the same day as the below one saying I was finding it hard to blog, the day before going to the hospital and I had already filled in the all is well bit. Sorry it took me a week to post it.

The Secret To You!

Soothing Waterfalls

Meditation

I am being a rubbish blogger.
As I sit here I realise its because my mind is not still enough.
I am feeling overwhelmed with too many things going on and stuff going around and around in my head AND I am becomming significant about blogging ( see earlier post )
So I am a life coach and a client so I have the answers within me. Right?
Meditation could be one of them, so here is a little video clip to help me and you, clear our mind.

Yeah!

I have finished the floor.

I set the goal , I set up a structure, I took action, I did it and now I believe I must celebrate!!

So here is one photo to show the quality and the other to show that its a really big bedroom.

So what next?

The rest of the upstairs floor.

Watch this space for some more exciting photos.

One good thing is I do feel I am moving forward and taking a positive step towards renting our house out and going travelling.

Compare v Contrast

Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change

Dr Wayne W Dyer

COMPARE is to judge oneself against someone or something.

CONTRAST is to choose to see the difference

Comparing is negative and makes us not as good as someone or something.
Whereas when we use contrast we are not involved, it is without judgement.
One comes from a disempowering place and the other comes with acceptance.

So instead of, for example comparing yourself to your neighbour all the time, change your perspective. Smile at what you like about her, be happy for her, share what she has and even see if there is action you can take to enjoy what she is enjoying.

Comparison is said to kill gratitude. Use gratitude to take the shift away from comparison - to appreciate what is working in your life as oppose to what is not.

Who and what are you comparing to? Can you make the internal shift from comparing to contrasting?

Stop keeping up with the Joneses and instead embrace the Joneses!