Our Past – A burden to carry or a foundation on which to build?

by emmacushnan // November 14, 2019 // No Comments

“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you will see.” Winston Churchill We all have past experiences, some are good, some are difficult. Our past is powerful and can inform our present and also shape our future. For... Continue reading →

Chasing Rainbows – The colours of YOU

by emmacushnan // October 21, 2019 // No Comments

Somewhere over the rainbow .…….. The Wizard of OZ Across the water a bridge of colour arched. Hues of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet against a darkened sky. Sunlight attempting to break through clouds bursting to unburden... Continue reading →

Mindfulness Why?

by emmacushnan // October 19, 2019 // No Comments

“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf” Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Mindfulness is a mind-body approach that can help us to think and react differently to experiences we may face in... Continue reading →

Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

by emmacushnan // September 16, 2018 // No Comments

Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t choose... Continue reading →

Mindfulness v Mindlessness.

by emmacushnan // June 26, 2018 // No Comments

Mindfulness gives you time, time gives you choices. Choices skillfully made, lead to freedom. Bhante Henepola Gunaratana For many mindfulness brings to mind someone sat meditating, practicing yoga, in a state of zen. Yet mindfulness I am learning is much... Continue reading →

Are you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’

by emmacushnan // April 24, 2018 // No Comments

You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes she has made... Continue reading →

Wishing on a Star – Thrive Awards Winner

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2018 // No Comments

I heard my name but I couldn’t believe it. My legs just won’t move and everything is a bit of a blur of lights and applause. Urged out of my chair I head towards the stage, it feels like... Continue reading →

Broken

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2017 // No Comments

I am broken. Sharp, jagged pieces I have tried to smooth and put back together to form of me that has been lost. My head is filled with thoughts that I do not want that take me to dark places... Continue reading →

In the eye of the beholder

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

The saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and I have been thinking about this a lot. but My mind kept coming back to this saying, we know it to be true of beauty but what about... Continue reading →

My Winter Solstice – Return of Light