Category Archives: Intimate Relationship
5 Simple Ways to Feel Content Right Now
Ever felt you are continually striving? Striving to be more, be better, be healthier or get to somewhere? You know, the I’ll be happy when… thought process. Don’t worry I can relate and was constantly on that cycle growing up. Maybe it had to do with being a professional athlete, I’m not sure. However, growing…
Are You a Highly Sensitive Person? Maybe the DOES Acronym Can Help You Decide!
Before I share about highly sensitive people, I would like to acknowledge Elaine Aron, who first coined the term in 1996 in her book the Highly Sensitive Person. Sensitivity, high sensitivity and sensory processing sensitivity are terms used to describe a highly sensitive person. What’s a Highly Sensitive Person? A highly sensitive person (HSP) is…
Nine Mindfulness Tips from Jon Kabat-Zinn
Nine Attitudes of Mindfulness In the following shorts series of videos, Jon Kabat-Zinn shares 9 mindfulness tips. The first 7 have been referred to as the 7 attitudinal foundations of mindfulness in his book Full Catastrophe Living. However, Jon has indicated he would look at adding another 2 – gratitude and generosity. Following is a brief…
8 Ideas for Practising Mindfulness
If you have been around here for a while, you will have heard about the importance of mindfulness and living in alignment with the present moment. Yes this might sound simple – just live in the moment and it is in many ways. However, simple does not mean easy! Sometimes the simple things are the hardest…
Mindfulness 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness in everyday life is the ultimate challenge and practice. It is a way of being, of seeing, of tapping into the full range of our humanity – often seen in playful children fully experiencing life in the here and now. Mindfulness is described by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994) “as paying attention in a…
What is Your Vision and Mission Statement for Life?
What is your vision and mission statements for your life? Are they clear? Do you take conscious steps each day to fulfil your mission and vision? In this post I am going to discuss – What is a Vision for Life? Why Have a Vision for Your Life? What is a Mission Statement for Life?…
9 Habits That Drain Your Energy
Have you noticed that different activities and experiences in life nourish your energy, whilst others drain you of energy? Not sure what I mean? Let’s use the metaphor of a battery. At the start of the day imagine you have 100% charge. Then as you go through the day, every experience – interaction, activity, conversation –…
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