An Alternative 52-Week Money Challenge

This time last year, I was inspired to try the 52-Week Money Challenge. I didn’t make it through the 52 weeks as money got tight for me and I ended up having to use my savings (I wasn’t connected with or aware of where my finances were). After it being so popular, a few people asked…

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Our Deepest Fear

Maybe you have seen this poem or excerpt from Marianne Williamson in A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles, as it has been inspiring people for years. This poem or excerpt has often been attributed to Nelson Mandela’s moving inaugural speech, however “Our Deepest Fear” does not appear in…

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What is Emotional Intelligence?

What is Emotional Intelligence? Originally John Mayer and Peter Salovey (1997) defined emotional intelligence as involving the abilities to – monitor one’s own and other’s feelings, discriminate among them, and use this information to guide’s one thinking and action. However, since 1997, Mayer and Salovey have redefined emotional intelligence as – the ability to perceive…

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Your Feelings Matter – Are You Taking Notice of Yours?

Over the past month or so (after the hiccup in my life), I have been becoming more and more intimate with my feelings and the body sensations and thoughts associated with them and continuing to realise how our feelings matter. Funnily enough, this is also what I help people with – being with their feelings…

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20 Inspirational Quotes from Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa has been an inspiration for many years. Following are 20 inspirational quotes from Mother Theresa, which one is your favourite? “I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish he didn’t trust me so much.” ~ Mother Teresa “When you don’t have anything, then you have everything.” ~ Mother…

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Journeying to Deep Acceptance and Remaining Equanimous or Balanced with Life

The past couple of weeks, I have been tested by the process of life and experiencing life as a human being. It started, the day after I turned 41, when I got hit by a truck. Yes, literally as I was travelling to work in my car. The truck driver said he didn’t see me…

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Grateful: A Love Song to the World

One of the Habits for Wellbeing I often talk about is the habit of gratitude. Today whilst I was on the internet, I came across this clip – Gratitude: A Love Song to the World. Musicians Nimo Patel and Daniel Nahmod brought together dozens of people from around the world to create this beautiful, heart-opening…

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