The Power of Words

I was sent an e-mail about this video – the Power of Words last week. I then chose to send the video to a few colleagues and friends at the beginning of the year and wanted to share it with you. Sometimes we don’t realise the Power of Words, however with a slight change, it…

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Poem – Autobiography in Five Chapters by Portia Nelson

The following poem or short story – Autobiography in Five Chapters by Portia Nelson reminds me about gift of life and how sometimes we are just not paying attention or are living life on auto-pilot. The beauty is – it can be changed.   ONE I walk down the street There is a deep hole…

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What is a Transition?

Over the years, I had heard a lot about change and as the quotes “there is nothing permanent except change” ~ Heraclitus of Ephesus indicates having undergone many changes myself. However, I hadn’t really heard about transitions or been aware of transitions (even though I had undergone many) until a few years back and started…

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20 Quotes to Inspire Personal Growth

20 Quotes to Inspire Personal Growth The following 20 quotes have been put together to inspire personal growth. “A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.” ~ Lao-Tzu “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ~ Neale Donald Walsch “In this world you’re either growing…

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Insights from My Vipassana Meditation Retreat

It never ceases to amaze me how many people have said to me “..oh I couldn’t do that!” when I mentioned to them I was going on a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Well maybe they couldn’t see themselves doing it at that point in their life or it is not for them or …….. But,…

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Are our Expectations Blocking Us?

Over the years, one of the lessons I have come to realise is that situations or things in life don’t necessarily turn out the way we want them to (or maybe it is more accurate to say, how our ego wants them to) – they turn out for our highest good or with our best…

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Mindfulness Feedback – Jessica Gnata

Jessica Gnata talks about her experience of completing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course with Habits for Wellbeing. “I have gone through my grown up life thinking I know what it means to be mindful. Yet only to personally understand I have been judgemental, black and white, yes and no, right and wrong – stressed hard…

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