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Habit

What we think and believe is very powerful – our thoughts create our experience and reality. Everything that we think contributes towards the reality that we experience on a daily basis. It is therefore vital that we remain vigilant of … Continue reading

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Cake

Having all of the ingredients is no guarantee that the cake that we bake will be any good. Following a recipe can help, we should remember that this is someone else’s idea of how the cake should be and may … Continue reading

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Wilderness

Living in towns and cities teaches us about dealing with other people. Visiting the countryside or park and watching the wildlife interacting with each other and nature teaches us about the wonder of life on this planet. Spending a night … Continue reading

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Detach

Some of us are so attached to our work that we identify our value and worth to the world through what we do for a living. Ultimately, this will lead to us feeling unsatisfied or unhappy in life. Others will … Continue reading

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Habit

What we think and believe is very powerful – our thoughts create our experience and reality. Everything that we think contributes towards the reality that we experience on a daily basis. It is therefore vital that we remain vigilant of … Continue reading

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Cake

It is very tempting when things ‘go wrong’ in our lives to blame someone or something outside of us. The bankers/government/multinationals etc are responsible for the economic uncertainty most of us face. He made me feel uncomfortable by forcefully stating … Continue reading

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Lessons

We all have experience of people in our lives who treat us badly, rub us up the wrong way or appear to be constantly challenging us. This  can be upsetting and stressful for us, particularly when they are people that … Continue reading

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Mean

When people are mean, nasty, angry, impatient or bitter to us, it is perhaps natural for us to be upset and suffer a subsequent lack of confidence. It can be very debilitating to be attacked verbally by another person, especially … Continue reading

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Myxomatosis

I was out running through the woods this morning and came across a rabbit, listlessly sitting in the grass – clearly blind and with a head full of tumours. On hearing me approach, it tried to run, but being blind it … Continue reading

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Choice

A lot of stress is caused by believing that we are hemmed into a corner in a particular situation and have no power over the outcome. When we feel under pressure and the ‘fight or flight’ reflex kicks in, we can … Continue reading

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