Thoughts and other writings by Clare Conroy
Today’s #stickywisdom comes from Wil Anderson who had a great conversation about education and learning (amongst other things) with Julia Zemiro on the Wilosophy podcast. I often get frustrated about my abilities and want to fast forward to some level of competence, but I’m getting better at seeing ‘being crap’ as an exciting starting point and enjoying the process of learning and developing.
#stickywisdom from Carol Loomis on the Longform podcast. If you haven’t heard of her (I hadn’t prior to this podcast) Carol is a financial journalist who worked at Fortune magazine for 60 years! Longform is becoming one of my most listened to podcasts. I don’t consider myself a writer (although I would like to write more) but it has so much interesting stuff about work, creative practice, and how people see themselves in the world.
Figure that I better this post up given that it’s basically an entire month late! I wrote it a couple of weeks ago but it’s just been sitting in my drafts. Not sure why I’ve been putting off pressing ‘publish’ on this one….
I’m writing this from bed, home from work, sick again. I feel like we’ve been hit by minor illnesses more than usual over the last couple of months (and I suspect that’s just comes with having a 2 year old). My default reaction is to feel miserable, frustrated at my body, stressed about all the things that I’m not doing while sick, and pissed off (‘why is this happening to me again?’). However, I’ve just finished listening to Buddhism for Parents on the Go (audiobook), so this time I’m trying to be kinder to myself and more accepting and to remember that illness and injury is going happen. While my body is feeling pain and fatigue, it’s my mind that adds the suffering. I’m still feeling pretty crappy and miserable, but it’s certainly helping me to feel less burdened by the illness.
Anyway, on to my Head & Heart post for January….
A few random things I’ve found myself feeling grateful for this month:
I can’t quite believe it’s time for another post. Where did December go?
My reflective wrap-up for the month of November….
October already feels like a long time ago, so I’ll do my best to capture and reflect on the last month. Despite the usual delays in getting the posts up, I like the impact this monthly practice is having. I like that it forces me to take stock, to reflect and to document what I’ve been doing, thinking and feeling. The deliberate act of paying attention gives me insights into what fuels me and what drains me, and allows me to relatively quickly course-correct where needed.
#stickywisdom from Dear Sugar quoted in this recent Brisbane Times opinion piece by Elizabeth Farrelly.