Tag Archives: mindfulness

Staying Positive

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Fran Watson

How do you stay positive when hit with disasters? March has not been kind to me.  It started off with a flood in my house which happened at 10:00 at night.  I contacted my boyfriend (who has a Shop Vac), … Continue reading →

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Treasures

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Fran Watson

This is from the Introduction in my recently published book From My Heart. What treasures are you overlooking? I wrote the following after reading Sara Ban Breathnach’s book Simple Abundance – the quote is from her book. “Excavating is not glamourous work … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Fran Watson

Once upon a time there was a little girl… Have you ever noticed that all fairy tales start with “once upon a time” and end with “happily ever after”?  But before they get to that part, they have to through … Continue reading →

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Staying Mentally Fit

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Fran Watson

4 Ways To Stay Mentally Fit It is easy to get caught up in the daily grind of taking care of everyone and everything else, and forget to take care of ourselves. It’s easy not to pay attention to what … Continue reading →

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Don’t Quit

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Fran Watson

Most Overnight Successes Are Years In The Making “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”  Thomas Edison I’m going to let you in on a little … Continue reading →

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Improve Your Mood

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Fran Watson

5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Mood No one likes being in a bad mood, but no matter how much we hate it, it still happens from time to time. There are some things you can do to improve your … Continue reading →

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Feelings

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Fran Watson

How are you feeling? A lot of people I have been talking to lately seem to have a general feeling of malaise (a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being – Miriam Webster) or angst (a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, … Continue reading →

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Healing The World

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Fran Watson

Each of us is more than capable of helping the world, despite our fears and limitations and the uncertainty that holds us back. It is commonly accepted that it is impossible to make a difference without unlimited funding or free … Continue reading →

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Tips for Mental Health while in Quarantine

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Fran Watson

Useful and straightforward tips for mental health while in Quarantine collated by a psychologist:  (sorry I don’t know the name of the psychologist, I got this from a group I belong to.) After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients … Continue reading →

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Positive Thinking Helps Reduce Stress

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Fran Watson

How Positive Thinking Helps Reduce Stress Stress can come from directly from the situations in which we find ourselves, but it can also come from how we view those situations. Sometimes stress can come from how we look at things … Continue reading →

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