Moving Forward
Welcome & thank you for stopping by.
I’ve created a number of pages where you can find blogs about different topics & here you'll find those on Moving Forward.
In preparing these pages, I read through the almost 200 blogs I’ve written & posted here & realised that the majority fell under the generic heading of ‘Moving Forward.’
So here you’ll find blogs on a range of topics, which, if you follow them will assist you in moving forward & in time finding happiness & joy.
I recommend that you browse through them with this quote by Joseph Campbell in mind. ‘If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.’
So please read a selection, knowing that some will resonate & some won’t. And that’s perfect, because what supported me moving forward, might help you & it also might not.
In my blogs I usually ask questions, so I also encourage you to take time to answer them.
And as always, please read with an open mind.
You can read the blogs I’ve written about moving forward below.
There’s obviously a cross over between the different subjects, so you might wish to read my blogs especially about grief and how creativity can heal.
You can also use the 'search blog' menu option to dig deeper.
And there’s more in my book, Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness.
How’s your gratitude muscle?
As I write this tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the USA which is why I’m talking about gratitude or being thankful (take your pick which word to use, I’m using them … Read more
I may not be perfect but I am a limited edition
Today’s post is a guest blog from my good friend Louise. The strapline “I may not be perfect but I am a limited edition” jumped out at me from an … Read more
Three things I learned when I was hit by a wave
Have you ever stood by the sea enjoying the view and then all of a sudden you get hit by a freak wave which seemingly came out of nowhere? I … Read more
Victim or Victor; what’s the story you tell?
There’s no doubt that the big events which happen in your life shape you. But what shapes you more is the story you tell yourself about those events. If you … Read more
What story are you telling?
My story is myself: and I am my story. This is all you will know of me: it is all I will know of you. Christina Baldwin This quote hits … Read more
You don’t have to let go of the past
In order to have the life you want; to become who you’re meant to be you have to let go of the past. Some way or somehow you need to … Read more
If I can tell my story, you can and here’s how to start.
Perhaps you listened to me on Woman’s Hour or Drawing the Line talking about how positive my life is as a childless woman. Or maybe you’ve read my story or … Read more
Childlessness; a scar or an open wound?
When I was born I was flawless, but a few weeks later I developed a brown birthmark just above my right knee. In my first year at school I had … Read more
From ‘too many’ to ‘childlessness is a gift’.
I’ve recently re-written My Story and I realise how much I’ve changed since I last wrote it two years ago. Previously I wrote that we had’ too many’ rounds of … Read more
Had enough of the winter blues? How gratitude can help.
It’s almost the end of February, the days are getting longer and the garden’s starting to grow. You think it’s time to be more optimistic and positive but you can’t … Read more
How do you describe yourself when you’re childless?
Amanda felt stuck. She’d always wanted to be a mother. Her mind knew that it wasn’t to be, but her heart hadn’t caught up yet. She’d been focused on trying … Read more
5 ways to slay the Dementor
Remember when grief and sadness last had their grip on you? When it felt like the Dementor from Harry Potter had drained all the peace, hope, and happiness from you … Read more
How do you know which way to go?
Every day, many times every day, you come to a fork in the road and you get to choose which path to take. This article describes the two paths as … Read more
Is your heart a museum to grief?
You know that feeling you get when you read something and it’s being punched in the solar plexus? Well the piece below by Elizabeth Gilbert did this for me and … Read more
It’s good that we don’t have children
A couple of weeks ago I heard myself say these words, they sort of came out on their own and took me by surprise. My first reaction was to consider … Read more
