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 …
Read MoreHopes, Dreams & Plans for 2013
Having wrote a list of some of my achievements last year, then reading about Alice Pyne and her Bucket List I am inspired to create my own Bucket List for the coming year, and future. However I do have to be mindful that I don’t overwhelm myself with 101 goals and projects. Less is more sometimes. So here goes 2013 …
Read MoreA Lesson in Living for Everyone
Why do we take our lives and our health so very much for-granted? We live amazing, miraculous lives, yet we get caught up in the mundanity of life, failing to see and reach out to the beauty and wonder all around us. Only when faced with the prospect of losing everything, whether our often neglected, under-valued health, the loss of …
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New Year ~ New Beginnings
NEW YEAR ~ NEW BEGINNINGS Here we are, already nearly half-way through the first month of the year. January 2013. I didn’t make any New Years Resolutions, but I do have hopes & dreams. Like all wonderful dreams, you can’t rely on wishful thinking, your own magic genie or fanciful ideas and talk to make them happen. This year I …
Read MoreHow To Live Out Loud
The Invitation a poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for …
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Five questions to help you find out who you are
A simple question? Of course it is….yet some spend a lifetime either searching or running from who they really are! Here are three questions which can help to shine a light on our inner-needs, depths and desires. We are always so much more than we think we are. What would you do if you couldn’t fail? What would you do …
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7 Reasons Why Laughter REALLY is the Best Medicine
1) Having a good laugh relieves the stresses and strains of everyday life Laughter relaxes our whole bodies. A good, hearty belly laugh will relieve physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 1 hour after. Laughter releases of endorphins. Endorphins are the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. They give you an overall sense of well-being, and can …
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Just for laughs, WATCH THIS!
Another chance to have a really good belly laugh. Okay these Just For Gags videos are just a little silly and adolescent, but so what? They are still rather amusing, and I’m sure you will LOL, as they say! So if you’ve got a spare 10 minutes and you could do with perking up, why not take a look?
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