Positive mantras are having a moment. Whether it’s an old fashioned Post-it note on the fridge or a scroll through mood-boosting musings on Instagram, there seems to be a motto to help us through any crisis.
Recently, I found myself quoting the ‘stay in your lane’ mantra to my 18-year-old daughter as she sobbed into the phone during her first year at university. There she was, away from home, where it appeared that everyone else was ‘living their best lives’, knew each other and were super-confident. She felt lost, nervous and no doubt a little homesick. It didn’t last of course, but I realised that while at times we may be able to maintain our
