On the cover of a free magazine I picked up in the airport a few weeks ago, the headline “Do you have Wonder Woman Syndrome?” screamed out, alongside a photo of the ubiquitous wonder woman herself. The byline was “The new research that challenges our addiction to having it all.”
Inside, after the contents page, was a two-page spread showing 30 items, ranging from clothing to gadgets, bikes to kitchen scales, with one bag highlighted as “this week’s must-have.” A bit ironic, these two articles sitting next to each other!
On the surface it’s really easy to think along the lines of ‘when I get more _____ then I’ll be able to do ____ (meaning “and [read more]
The Miracle of Money and Your Mind
posted in Articles, Jane's Blog
I was walking through the woods last week, watching myself worrying about money and cash flow. It has been tight lately for various reasons, not least of which I have been working much less in the last year, and there have been financial effects of my husband dying. I say watching myself, because there is a difference betwee worrying, and watching yourself worrying. You may know this yourself, but if not , pay attention next time – see if you can distance yourself from the worrying story you are telling yourself by realising that it is you and only you that is doing the worrying. No-one else does it for you. When you can watch yourself, as opposed to [read more]