A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way: “Dear people, whales are always surrounded by [...]
At a fund raising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: “When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, [...]
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, “Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you [...]
“I’m so stressed!” How often have you heard it or even thought or said it yourself today? We may use other words, but the statement is the same. We experience a lot of stress from the moment we get out of bed until we – often exhausted – fall back into it and even beyond. [...]
Are you familiar with the tiredness that usually hits around 10am and often again at 3pm? To me it sometimes felt as if a hammer was being knocked on my head. If you feel it too, this would be a sign that your ‘Chi’ is low. Chi is the Chinese term for vital energy or [...]
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy How is Gratitude related to the relief, management or prevention of stress? It has been a big challenge for me to be grateful when I was younger and [...]
This is a big one for many people to accept, because very often responsibility is perceived as being held accountable for things that happen, even if we may feel like we could not have predicted, expected or prevented them. In fact, responsibility is one of the key indicators to living authentically and taking your life [...]
This is one of my favourite topics! That does not necessarily mean that I have mastered the art of de-cluttering - au contraire mon ami! But it is a very powerful strategy to get major results with minor effort. Clutter is as dangerous for the body as it is for the mind and the spirit. [...]
In Earl Nightingale´s classic recording ´The Strangest Secret´ he quotes Rollo May who said: The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice – it’s conformity! Nightingale then goes on to explain: And there you have the trouble today. It’s conformity! People like being like everyone else, without knowing why, without knowing where they’re [...]
Frustration, anger, sadness, resentment , a craving for vengeance or redress- when we are hurt, especially by someone we care about, respect, trust or love, those feelings come to us very easily. Often these feelings are feeding from each other, creating a downward spiral that leaves us with bitterness, as ‘victims’ and in an un-resourceful [...]
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