I LOVE ZUMBA
I have been teaching Zumba since June, and I now teach classes six times a week. I have always loved to dance. Dance is one of my main hobbies and passions. How great is it to have a job doing something that you love? So what is Zumba? Zumba promises to party you into shape. It’s a Latin-inspired, dance based …
Read MoreCreating Art
It’s a week ago since I returned from my abstract mixed media art course down in Norfolk The course was held in a converted old school house in a cutesy little village called Castle Rising. I was in heaven! It was the first time I had spent a solid day, never mind three whole days, solely painting, drawing and …
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Exercises to help you get creative
“The Creator created us as creators. Most people are afraid of their creativity, because it is a profound opening of the heart and mind. We do not do creativity. It does us. It is a deep surrender that adds art, healing, beauty, and bonding to the world. Creativity is one of life’s gifts that makes us profusely happy.” – Chuck …
Read MoreThings to do before you die
When I moved back to Leeds, after my rather short stint in the country-side I actually felt like my whole world had collapsed inwards. I suddenly found myself back in my home town of Bramley, a far cry from the beauty and open spaces of the countryside surrounding Slaithwaite. One day I’m living on the side of wild and wonderful …
Read MoreDo What You Love. The Time is NOW.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) I have just come across this seminar that Steve Jobs gave to a group of graduates back in 2005. Reading his words gave me goose bumps down my spine. There is only one thing that we can truly be certain of, and that is death. We will all die, each and every one of us. There …
Read MoreFacing Fears – What have you done today to make you feel proud?
I went to my first every Toast Master event last night and I’m still buzzing from the experience. For me it was a resounding success, so much so, that I’m still skipping around the flat like a total giddy kipper! I’m sure I will calm down soon…. For people out there who have never heard of Toast Masters I will …
Read MoreStep into the Light
I It is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the …
Read MoreThe ABC of Success for Women
The ABC of Success What would you say if told you that I knew the secret formula to success? That if you used this winning formula you could achieve what ever your heart desired. Whether it be to have a better job, more money, greater happiness? If only it was that easy eh? Well I don’t claim to have all …
Read MoreBegin it now. Take immediate action.
“The most effective leaders are those who first learn to lead themselves.” Jim Kouzes BEGIN IT NOW!!! Until one is commited, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness Concerning all acts of initiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and endless plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence …
Read MoreTen Myths Surrounding Creativity
Do you hold the deep-seated belief, that it takes a certain type of person to be truly creative? Perhaps you think you have to be talented, artistic or highly intelligent to be creative? Many of us have been socialised and educated into believing that creativity is a special quality, which you simply either have or haven’t. In modern times creativity has taken on an …
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