Melanie Toye Uplifts

  Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Sometimes we just need a break. A day off to ourselves. A time to either do literally nothing and just brainstorm where we want our life to be and the steps to make it happen, as well timeframes to sit against those steps.  Or we just do what makes us happy.  Or both.  Sometimes, we just wake up or we go to bed stressed and wake up even more stressed. So giving yourself that day to just be with yourself will hopefully help. If you are stressed, writing down absolutely everything that is niggling at you right now is a great technique to help you get it on paper and out of your thoughts. You can even write down the thoughts associated with the situation you are facing.  Other ways to release stress is to pump up in the fitness arena. It doesn’t have to be going to a gym to do weights, it can literally be just a walk. Listen to music and let your thoughts be. Sometimes when we are outside exercising our brain feels clearer and ...

Image by Duckleap Free Resources from Pixabay It’s really important to do more of what gives you joy and/or peace inwardly.  But first, how do you know what works?  If you feel good after doing something, do that more often. If you feel anxious or your gut feels like something is wrong or your stomach feels tangled, try to do less of this. Although, if it’s nervous excited that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Just something you may need more practice on. And you may feel this way, when you are doing something big that you wouldn’t normally do, like a performance, a test or interview. It can range far and wide.  What are some ideas that could fill your cup: Spend time with people you like It could be spending time with family and/or loved ones. Spending time with people you like and can be yourself around, instantly eases your mind and relaxes your body. It’s a wholesome experience. Instead of worrying, am I being accepted by this person? Is what I am saying what they are ...

Image by KCADRC from Pixabay When you are young, you have big dreams. Fun dreams.  And then you start the workforce and your dreams are still there but in the sidelines. You not-realising unconsciously decide to stop focusing on your efforts and you stop dreaming your big dreams. Because work is all-consuming. Working for money is all-consuming. And what you will do with that money, like buy a house for example becomes your next goal. And there is nothing wrong with this… except you then go through life and at some points think, whatever happened to my big dreams?  And the feelings of feeling like you no longer have the confidence, the skill set or the ideal age to go and chase your dreams, so you push them aside and you let life’s chaos take over.  And then a few years later, the feelings and thoughts about your once big dreams come back.  This is me telling you: No matter how old you are or what your financial status is, you have one life to do everything you ever...