by Clare Myatt | Nov 1, 2023 | Thoughts
I’m back from my walk, this morning’s a bracing one amidst leaf-strewn pathways as the days shorten and autumn draws in. I love this season of change (although I have to admit, not the one ahead). Some mornings I listen to classical music, others to...
by Clare Myatt | Oct 1, 2023 | Thoughts
In a couple of weeks time I am celebrating thirty-five years’ sobriety. For the uninitiated that means twelve thousand seven hundred and seventy-five continuous days without alcohol. Of any kind. That’s what surprises most people. “Not even a sip?” Nope. No sherry...
by Clare Myatt | Sep 1, 2023 | Thoughts
Friendship has surfaced in conversation with clients lately, and in all honesty, has been challenging for me over the years. As an only and an introvert shaped by parents who required my undivided attention (to co-regulate their dysregulated selves) being with others...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 1, 2023 | Thoughts
Despite being a writer of non-fiction, I prefer to lose myself in well written fiction (especially Kate Atkinson’s). So when I come across something un-put-down-able, the type that has me say, nay shout, “everyone should read this book”! I’m compelled to share....
by Clare Myatt | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog
Do you ever have the experience of a word, a single word, resonating so deeply that something seems to actually shift inside? It happened to me recently. I heard the word staylistening. Instantaneously something settled inside and I knew that’s what I would have...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 1, 2023 | Thoughts
Witnessing moments of mastery bring joy to my heart. That lovely sense of being uplifted, emotion rising, tears threatening, heart swelling…it’s a sense of being buoyed up toward something beyond our earthly plane. I happened upon Pink’s performance on BBC’s Graham...
by Clare Myatt | May 1, 2023 | Thoughts
Beyond the kind of stillness produced by fear-freezing, most of us have the capacity to be still, at least for a while. Some less so. I’m curious about this ability we have, especially as it relates to focus and presence, given these are my areas of key concern and...
by Clare Myatt | Apr 1, 2023 | Blog
“When your wings have suddenly and unexpectedly been clipped, maybe, just maybe, there’s more to learn by staying where you are.”Author unknown Someone I care about recently shared this at a time when they didn’t want to be in that...
by Clare Myatt | Mar 1, 2023 | Thoughts
I love quotes from wise folk, and my blogs are often inspired by one or another from my extensive collection. I’ve decided to use one of my own this month. Part of me is quite surprised by this decision, but I’m simply trusting the sense of rightness. “[One of Eugene]...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog
”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to...
