The lady is leaving the lighthouse, but the light will still be lit.
Category: Gratitude
Musings & Meditations – April 18 2023
The way I see it, if something makes you sad when it ends, it must have been pretty wonderful when it was happening.
Musings & Meditations – April 14 2023
Joy, laughter and great possibility…
Musings & Meditations – April 10 2023
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change.
Musings & Meditations – April 3 2023
More compassionate, more loving, more present…
Musings & Meditations – February 2 2023
…and have found their way out of the depths.
You Are Not Meant To Keep Your Foot On The Stepping Stone Forever
This blog may be my stepping stone – a little update on my blogging plans.
Musings & Meditations – January 28 2023
We change in directions by degrees…
The Lightkeeper’s List – Volume 7
Welcome to the next instalment of the Lightkeeper’s List!
From Depressed To Blogger To Business Owner
A lot can change in a short amount of time when you choose what feels right and true to you.
Musings & Meditations – December 6 2022
Hope itself is like a star…
Book Therapy – The Girl Who Fell From The Sky
Occasionally you will meet someone who will make you wonder what makes them glow so brightly that you can’t look away. Emma Carey is one of those people, and her new book, The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, shows us what makes her shine bright.
Musings & Meditations – May 15 2022
A real friend…
When I Am Lost, Remind Me Of What I Am Good At
Sometimes, we need someone to point us towards our north star – of what we are good at and enjoy – when we can’t see it through our own darkness. Today on the blog I’m talking about a different kind of support that got me through some hard days when I couldn’t do what I loved.
Musings & Meditations – May 1 2022
‘Put your hand on your heart…’ A little Atticus poetry today!
Musings & Meditations – April 17 2022
“I was patient enough…”
@poetryofdhiman featured on the blog today!
Musings & Meditations – April 3 2022
Trees are poems…
Book Therapy – Grounded
In this Book Therapy post, we are exploring Ruth Allen’s book Grounded: How connection with nature can improve our mental and physical wellbeing.
Musings & Meditations – March 20 2022
Nature is painting for us…
The Lightkeeper’s List – Volume 5
Welcome to Volume 5 of the Lightkeeper’s List!
Musings & Meditations – February 20 2022
Who’s there?
Musings & Meditations – February 6 2022
I cannot tell you what lies ahead,
but I can tell you: you will grow.
A little Morgan Harper Nichols for today’s Musings & Meditations.
Book Therapy – Morgan Harper Nichols
You have probably seen Morgan Harper Nichols all over social media with her gorgeous artwork and poetry. Today we are highlighting her amazing portfolio of work in our Book Therapy series!
Musings & Meditations – January 9, 2022
Hope is the thing with feathers…
Musings & Meditations – December 30 2021
The new year stands before us…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Musings & Meditations – December 16 2021
Christmas waves a magic wand…
Book Therapy – Calm
Calm book is the perfect companion and inspiration for mindful activities and is written by the co-founder of the super popular and my personal favourite meditation app, Calm.
Musings & Meditations – November 25 2021
It’s a funny thing about life…
Take a Deep Dive To Get Started
There are two practices that have been game changers for me. But I don’t think they would have even started if I didn’t ‘deep dive’ into them.
Musings & Meditations – November 18 2021
Gratitude turns what we have into enough…
Ending Each Day On A Good Note: My Daily Gratitude Practice
After a long day of trying to keep your head up and survive, it can be hard to remember the good little things that happened during the day. Gratitude becomes a giant exhale for the day. Get the bad stuff out of the way, and let’s focus on the good things and lighten the load.
Musings & Meditations – November 11 2021
Run towards it like someone left the gate open.
Musings & Meditations – October 21 2021
It’ll wake you up…
The Lightkeeper’s List – Volume 2
This is a list of all the people and things that are my Lightkeeper’s – shining out there, keeping the light on for me.
Musings & Meditations – October 7 2021
The friend who holds your hand…
Book Therapy – Care: The Radical Art Of Taking Time
One of my all-time favorite people to recommend is Brooke McAlary and her new book, Care, helps us work out what to do when the world’s problems feel too big and we are burnt out from trying, and we need to restore ourselves so that we can continue to care for things.
Musings & Meditations – September 30 2021
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?
Convalescing At The Coast
The best decision I have made for my health in years.
Taking A Break
The time has come for me to press pause on the blog and take some time out to recharge my creative batteries.
Musings & Meditations – June 10 2021
That was the thing about light, I said, you don’t need a lot of it.
Musings & Meditations – June 3 2021
The treasure I was being directed to
Things I Learnt In My First Year of Blogging
There have been a few things that I predicted, a few surprises along the way and a whole lot of learning.
Lady In The Lighthouse Blog Turns One!
Today the Lady in the Lighthouse has its first birthday! What a year it’s been too!
Musings & Meditations – May 12 2021
May 12th is International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) so here are a few words today in honour of the Lady with the Lamp.
Musings & Meditations – May 6 2021
… and am free.
This Is Where The Healing Happens
Lest We Forget
Musings & Meditations – April 22 2021
This, too, was a gift.
There Is Always Laundry
It’s the mundane everyday tasks that can give us the most perspective.
Musings & Meditations – April 15 2021
To clear your path.