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Just Musing is a blog about observations, lessons and stories connected to becoming an empowered thinker. Because...we are always in the mdist of becoming....whatever we want that to be.

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Dec 30, 2020
3 min

Redefining vulnerability during a pandemic

Redefining vulnerability I hadn’t counted on vulnerability being such a difficult topic to talk about until I had three people cancel my podcast discussion, one cancelling an hour before we were due to record. I have to say it threw me, but it also made me realise how vulnerability can hit us from out of nowhere, when we least expect it. Rather like an intruder you are too scared to challenge. It left me with two people for a panel discussion, not ideal but I didn’t want to c

Dec 27, 2020
4 min

Getting strict, not restricted, with a distracted mind

Getting strict, not restricted, with a distracted mind As I sit here starting to write, I already feel my monkey mind trying to distract me. I have been distracted a lot recently. This lockdown has, at times, made me feel blocked in. In fact, sometimes, I find that even my own distractions are seeking a distraction. This, I know, is my own self-sabotage in the form of resistance, a common writers’ trait. It’s at this stage, as I often do, when I reflect and really look at my

Dec 22, 2020
5 min

Challenging our vulnerability

Challenging our vulnerability One piece of advice that has stuck with me throughout my time as a creative meditation teacher is “Always treat people as if they are vulnerable.” It came from my Mum after I had taught at my first writing and yoga retreat in which I had no idea of the impact that writing could have on triggering emotions, especially after doing something relaxing like yoga. I guess it’s like the quote; “Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about” but i