Ways to Get a Good Nights Sleep
I CAN MAKE YOU SLEEP Having problems sleeping? Would you like to sleep really well? We spend about one third of our lives asleep. Sleep is such a large part of life, yet on the whole we rarely give it much thought. It is just a necessary thing we do each night to allow us to function and feel …
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Five minute health booster Apple or orange? Answer: APPLE An apple a day keeps the doctor away. There is some truth in this old adage. A study at the University of Nottingham found that people who ate more than five apples a week has improved lung functions, fewer asthma symptoms and less wheeziness. Make eating apples more interesting? I …
Read MoreTime to Stop and Stare
Why do we find it so difficult to just simply STOP? To take the time to appreciate, and enjoy our everyday surroundings, and the beauty that is around us. The majority of our life’s are spent caught up & tangled in our thoughts, living out our lives in our heads. I include myself in this. This poem expresses perfectly how …
Read MoreA Poem about Silence
In the silence…I am enough Now is the only moment I am everything, yet nothing No beginning or certain end In the silence…I am enough Powerful currents begin to settle Going deeper Letting go Closer to my source In the silence…I am enough I am whole, I am one Peace within In the calm of my storm In the silence…I …
Read MoreThe Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The Monarch Butterfly is an extraordinarily creature. In it’s short life span it undergoes such rapid transformation and change. Recently I watched a program about the migration of the Monarch Butterflies, from North America to Mexico. The Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across some seriously harsh terrain, surviving extreme weather conditions. It is incredible to imagine such a tiny …
Read MoreThe Butterfly Journey Begins
A few weeks ago I awoke with the word “HAYES” reverberating though my head. It was LOUD & CLEAR as a whistle, filling all the space of my conscious mind. HAYES? I had a feeling the word HAYES was a publishing house. Looking on-line I found a publishing house called Hayes, but it certainly did not seem to fit the …
Read MoreWhat are your values? Find Out
VALUES AND PRIORITIES EXERCISE Start with your values – what are the things that really matter to you? Use the exercise below to help clarify your core values. Finish these sentences. I am happiest when… Who were you with? What were you doing? What other factors contributed towards your happiness? If I won the lottery/inherited a large lump …
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How to find out what makes your heart sing!
INTERESTS EXERCISE The aim of these exercises is to find out what floats your boat, to come up with a list of all the subjects/fields that interest you. How do you spend your spare time? What do you do at weekends and on holiday? What would you like to have more time to do? What do you like talking about? …
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Which areas of your life are out of balance?
The Wheel of Life Exercise Have you got a few minutes to spare? Great! Grab yourself a piece of paper. Draw a big circle in the middle. Divide the circle into segments, just like a yummy Chocolate Orange or a tasty piece of cake. Each segment of the circle represents an area of your life. See below. The idea …
Read MoreCreate Your Own Bucket List
~ Own Outright An old character stone cottage in a semi-rural location. With an open roaring fire in the living room. A wood burning stove in the kitchen. Gardens at the back with chickens. A field close by to keep my own horse. Close enough to drive to Leeds in half an hour ideally! Small local town close by which …
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