Start the week Part 2

Well-its now 2pm in Edinburgh and the sun is shining and the skies are blue. It's still blowy but it's bright! It definately feels better when the sun is shining but does it change things? It might encourage us to get up and go do all those things that we mean to do or it might make us wander off and enjoy the sunshine doing something completely different.

So what can make the difference? We can! It's how our mind works and what we think and say to ourselves that matters. It helps to talk to others too and I found that talking to some colleagues and contacts this morning really helped me to focus and to generate ideas. It's fun to work as part of a group and collaborate. It helps creativity.

So the talking is action, and the ideas can flow when we are either on our own or when we are working collaboratively with others. Here is another thought you can insert the words 'both' 'and' instead of "either" "'or" in the above sentence.

So, no matter what the weather outside, you can turn on the sunshine inside with the flick of a switch. Do it, just do it.

I just interrupted this blog to take a call from someone with some news that was not so good and as we talked with each other we agreed that " it's good to talk" We can offer each other support and encouragement and ideas on how to sustain ourselves when things get hard for us. Whether you are primarily a talker, a doer or a thinker, connect with another human being. Just do it.