The Gift of White Space and Rest

Oh life is an amazing journey… Over the holiday season I have been doing a lot of reading, reflecting and relaxing – filling my days from the gift of white space and rest. However, this wasn’t what I had intended… Just before the New Year I decided not to travel south to visit family and friends. This was…

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The Importance of Knowing Yourself

A couple of days ago, I wrote about Permission Granted: Say YES to Yourself. I had a number of people share information with me about that post and people started say yes to themselves for the first time in a long time. One question really hit home for me though – the question was “What if you don’t know who…

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“When you say ‘Yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘No’ to yourself” ~ Paolo Coelho

After writing about permission recently (permission to love and permission to say yes to yourself), this quote came in to awareness. This is a great reminder for every day –   “When you say ‘Yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘No’ to yourself!” ~ Paulo Coelho  Over to You… Did you need…

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Is a Gratitude Jar one of Your Habits for Wellbeing?

Ready to shake up your practice of gratitude? Maybe it’s time to include a gratitude jar as one of your Habits for Wellbeing? I have been practising gratitude for many years (writing gratitude lists in my journal, saying thank you  and sending cards). I will continue to do those practices, but this year I wanted to…

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Paying It Forward Through Random Acts of Kindness

Just recently a friend of mine – Dubravka (or Dubs as many people call her) posted on her Facebook wall about a ‘Pay it Forward’ Initiative. As I love doing things like this, I chose to participate so we can focus on bringing more kindness in to the world.   Paying It Forward Through Random…

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35 Tips for Living a Courageous and Whole-Hearted Life

Are you ready to start embracing your gifts and ‘YOU’niqueness and live a whole-hearted life? Yes, YOU! Yes I know life can be challenging, scary and overwhelming at times. I know sometimes it may be tempting to turn over and not get out of bed for the day. I also know it can be difficult to believe we…

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Excellence vs Perfection

One of the virtues at Habits for Wellbeing is Excellence. As a recovering perfectionist, there are many personal reasons, why it is Excellence vs Perfection, but let’s start with some definitions to start the differentiation process between excellence vs perfection.   What is Perfectionism? Perfectionism is hard to define, however the following definition gives some good insights –…

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