Ever hear people talk about Work-Life balance? Just about every other day right? I realise this topic is a bit sensitive and that I should probably approach it with as much care as one would when telling a child the truth about the well-intended magical story (i.e. big fat lie) of the tooth fairy. The truth is that this well-intended, never achievable mythical state called Work-Life Balance is the tooth fairy of adulthood. It doesn’t exist!
Read MoreToday I’m sharing part of a conversation I had with one of my very talented friends, Melanie Patterson. She is from the Equanimity Project and is a wellness specialist. I was specifically interested in how we could use our sense of smell to:
uplift us
motivate us
help us relax
help with our digestion
If what we expect out of ourselves is extremely out of reach, we will never get past it to do the extraordinary. It’s the hamster in the wheel scenario. When we look at our environments, we might even notice that we hold our loved ones to unrealistic expectations also, especially our children. So can they ever exceed our expectations? Wouldn’t it be amazing for them to know they can?
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