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30 Nov 2009Walking my dogs the other day, I was amazed that 6am exercise was a daily happening! In the past I had contemplated an earlier start to enjoy the morning air, however the thought of ‘trying’ to get up earlier and find ways for that to happen – felt against my natural body rhythm. I realised [...]
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12 Nov 2009As I began research for an upcoming session for youths, I came across a documentary ‘Homeless to Harvard’ based on the life of Liz Murray. It was so enriching to hear about the path of this young person and her shift of energy from difficulty and tragedy to achievement. She acclaimed persistence as a key [...]
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1 Oct 2009Decisions are such a personal thing – we all have our own unique way of making them! The way we go about decisions often reflects information about our self, our life and world view. The fact we choose to make decisions in the first place, shows a personal desire to influence and create our own [...]
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15 Aug 2009How often do we walk past quality life moments hardly aware that they have taken place? I thought about what I might now consider a quality moment as compared to when I lived more ‘blindly’ in the ‘busy do’ world. Things I had just ‘done’ previously now bring more of an appreciation of their worth. [...]
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1 Jul 2009The news of the death of Michael Jackson brought a range of reactions; sadness, celebration of his life, anger, shock, blame, regret… I sat on the notion that we were all spectators in the life of this gifted entertainer who was undoubtedly headed for disaster. I pondered how it came to be that those so [...]
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15 Jun 2009The other day as I accessed the internet I realised the default page of the world news kept me connected moment by moment with the most stand out ‘disasters’. I realised how easy it was to live life feeling ‘heavy’ and laden with the chaos and turbulence of all things happening world-wide. I brought myself [...]