loss – Penelope Overton

Twelve things to love about lockdown and four to hate (maybe five):

1.The weather. It has to be connected, right? 2. How the front at Brighton smells like the sea. I’ve never noticed that before. On the same note, I cycled past a field of sheep yesterday and I could smell the wool. Maybe fields of sheep always smell of wool and I don’t notice. Either way it’s a plus; 3. Cycling. I’ve not been up to Devil’s Dyke before because there are so many cars. Without cars, it's a great ride; 4. Afterwards, and how none of us know what that [...]

Penelope Overton2020-04-25T07:47:36+01:0025 April 2020|being alone, brighton, business, change, charity, coaching, connection, coronavirus, Hope, kindness, lockdown, loneliness, loss, renewal, self-isolation, social isolation|Comments Off

How hard it is to run when you’re in a bad mood

I run. Not fast and not very far, but frequently enough to notice how sometimes it feels effortless (dare I say enjoyable) and sometimes it feels as if the oxygen’s been sucked out of the air and it’s up hill there and back. There will be no difference in the set up; my diet remains pretty much constant, I’m hydrated, I’ve had the same amount of sleep, I’m not injured, the route is the identical, and the weather doesn’t really affect me (so long as it’s not boiling hot). Spoiler [...]

Penelope Overton2018-09-25T16:09:17+01:0025 September 2018|coaching, Eckhart Tolle, Hope, loss, meaning making, negativity, positive outlook|Comments Off

What I learned from losing my website

I lost my website a fortnight ago. It was my fault. I ignored an email that looked quite boring. It was from the hosting company, referring to something I didn’t recognise and asking me to update my card details, in itself a tedious task. I hadn’t kept a copy of the website (though I managed to retrieve bits of pieces of it). I especially hadn’t kept copies of the blog posts. I drafted them straight onto the site. There are so many morals from this sorry story that I hardly [...]

Penelope Overton2018-07-03T13:48:04+01:0024 June 2018|loss, Uncategorised|Comments Off