SOME WOMEN Some women won't garden. Some women won't cook. Some women won't drive. Some women won't bake. Some women won't write. Some women won't teach their children well. Some women won't read. Some women won't study. Some women won't grow food. Some women won't go without. Some women won't cut their own hair. … Continue reading Some Women ~ A Poem
Thought for the Day
Mindset Matters
Did you know? Misery likes company. Fixed mindsets are draining. Growth mindsets energise us. People with a growth mindset need to be around others with a growth mindset. Be mindful. Mindset matters. ♥ Holly x Special Note: If you are enjoying the content of The Holly Tree Tales, FOLLOW the blog to receive notifications of … Continue reading Mindset Matters
Diamonds Are Created Under Pressure
It's a pink and blue day! The eleventh of the month. It's the start of a new week. Two months after my last birthday, ten months before the next. I have a long list of Things To Be + To Achieve by then. This year I have learnt a number of new skills. I am … Continue reading Diamonds Are Created Under Pressure
Snowdrops And Fortitude
Pictured above, snowdrops in our garden, just beginning to spread their carpets of beauty in the first month of the new year. Snow has not yet fallen, but the snowdrops are creating the elegance of white calm on the ground. In various social media spaces lately, I've seen fleeting mentions of a ten year challenge. … Continue reading Snowdrops And Fortitude
In The Winters Of Life
In the Winters of Life, everything shows up more clearly. Seasons come and seasons go. When we pare it all back to the basics, we see what really matters ... but there is also much that cannot be seen with average sight or understanding. Sometimes we have to take it deeper and check in on … Continue reading In The Winters Of Life
Proverbs of Leadership
Awake early, I wanted to read my 'instruction manual', fully intending to focus on the chapter appropriate to the date. Instead, I was drawn to writings around, but not within, the central point that I'd thought I would be reading through. Thus, rather than reading the chapter of Proverbs for the seventeenth day of … Continue reading Proverbs of Leadership
Owning My Purpose
From a young age I have written in journals. When one needs to try to sort out one's thoughts about anything, I have found writing in my journals to be the very best way to clear my mind and to record what my heart is saying at the time. It is not always easy to … Continue reading Owning My Purpose
Where The Light Comes In
Wherever the light gets in, that's the place to put your focus. Go to where the light pours out for refreshment of your soul. Be around those people whose words and deeds bring hope, healing, calm, grace and success. Keep it simple and be mindful. The strongest foundations are what support the tallest buildings, … Continue reading Where The Light Comes In
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