What is the Difference Between a ‘Stress Reaction’ and a ‘Stress Response’?
What is the Difference Between a ‘Stress Reaction’ and a ‘Stress Response’? In our every day life, we find ourselves in a variety of different situations. Sometimes these situations can be quite stressful and we develop a range coping techniques to deal with situations. Without realising, some coping mechanisms we use occur automatically (unconsciously) and…
Are you Taking Time Out to Reflect?
Do you take time out of your life to reflect? Yes, I realise you may be busy, however reflection is important. What I mean by reflect – is taking the time out to review a situation or activity, your week, day, month or year. It is a great tool that allows you to take notice…
Are You Wanting to Improve Your Health and Happiness?
Are you feeling tired and run-down? What if some of the answer lay in being more grateful? Recent research is proving that gratitude is a key component to health. Being grateful has been linked to the following benefits – psychological – have positive emotions, are alert, energetic, enthused and attentive, physical – people exercise more, have…
My Expectations were Limitations!
Life continually amazes me. At the moment I am going with the flow in my life. I am living in a space of gratitude and allowing and accepting life as it is (although I do forget some days). It surprises many people (myself included some days) as I was taught (or maybe conditioned) to have lots…
The Gift of Giving!
Have you ever noticed how good you feel when you give something to another person? It truly is one of the wonderful things about life – the ability to give to another human being. Now when I say give, I mean give! No strings attached and without expecting anything in return. I don’t know about you,…
Patience – It Does Not Happen Overnight…
Do we live in an instantaneous society? Would we like all of the rewards yesterday? I wonder why that is? Is it due to technology, societal expectations, the media or (___________)? I came across this story about the Chinese Bamboo Tree and I could definitely relate to it as patience was not one of my…
Gratitude – What Is It For You?
Grat•i•tude (noun): The state of being grateful; a feeling of thankfulness or appreciation. What is Gratitude For You? The following clip is a beautiful example of how mindfulness and gratitude fit in to our amazing world. Are you seeing life as it really is? What did you notice today in this moment right now?…
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