The Key to Change is within You!
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Even though we know that our bodies need to exercise, sometimes it can be the last thing on our mind. Then, when we do remember, we can spend our time feeling ‘guilty’ and ‘justifying’ why we didn’t or ‘couldn’t’ get round to it, or even chastise ourself for being ‘bad’, ‘hopeless, or for having ‘no [...]
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Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a friend, an enemy or a complete stranger?
No matter what other people say about us, if we don’t like the way we look we can never be completely happy.
The truth is that, like it or not, you do look, the [...]
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Recently I was sent a wonderful film of a friendship that develops between a dog and an Orangutan. I love the way that both animals find a way of relating to each other that really serves them both.
In a way, all relationships ’serve us’, though at the time it may not be apparent! Our ‘enemies’, [...]
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Do you know what you really want? Specifically?
The more specific you can be about what you want, the more likely you are to get it.
Your mind is very powerful indeed and it likes to give you what you think about. If you don’t believe me take a look at your own life. What is it [...]
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Are you ….
working too hard?
out of work?
in a job you don’t enjoy?
feeling overwhelmed with family demands?
struggling financially?
up against deadlines
unable to do everything in the time you have?
worried about someone?
dealing with health issues?
finding you are always last on the list?
Whatever ‘Stresses’ you have, feeling anxious and overwhelmed actually gets in the way of you completing your [...]
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Sometimes life can seem like a ’struggle’ and it can be difficult to see anything to be grateful for. We can be so ’stuck’ in ‘what’s wrong’ that we forget to acknowledge the stuff we do like!
When my clients have a problem seeing the ‘bigger picture’ I recommend that they practice a great little exercise [...]
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There is no doubt that we are where we are due to the efforts of past generations. I’m sure that if some of our ancestors were alive today they would be shocked at the way civilisation has changed.
We have much to thank previous generations for, after all millions died so that we could be ‘free’: [...]
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‘In psychology and human communication, validation is the reciprocated communication of respect which communicates that the other’s opinions are acknowledged, respected, heard, and (regardless whether or not the listener actually agrees with the content), they are being treated with genuine respect as a legitimate expression of their feelings, rather than marginalized or dismissed.’ Wikipedia
If you [...]
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I received a film today from a dear friend of mine. ‘You Are The Light Of The World’ is all about making a difference.
It’s really easy for us to forget that each one of us can make a difference. Even the smallest thing, like a smile, can change someone’s day. A kind word in times [...]
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I only have to look at a cream bun ……
People who say “I eat what ever I want and I never put on weight” are right aren’t they? So are those who say “I only have to look at a cream bun and it goes straight to my hips”
What do you say about yourself and [...]
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