I was coaching someone earlier in the week who said he believed birds were singing when he was born. I asked him what, if it could be put into words, were they singing? It was a song of celebration. I thought that was lovely, so I later asked the same question of myself – what …
‘We are what we eat.’ Whatever we ingest and digest becomes a part of us. This isn’t just true of physical food, though. It includes the things we watch, listen to and think about and so inwardly digest this way. It’s important to be informed about the situation around us and to adhere to the …
Following on from my previous post (‘Happiness’), some ways of thinking have been ingrained in us since childhood and will be related to events or things we have believed since then. This sort of thinking can be difficult to shift, especially if it has affected us at an emotional, heart level. This is why I …
I came across the following quote recently and loved it: “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley One of the greatest gifts we have been given is free will -the power to choose. We can not …
There have been many studies that have proven that gratitude makes us happier and healthier (It even changes the cells and connections in our brain.) Like any emotion, gratitude can’t be forced but we can cultivate our thoughts so that gratitude is more likely to arise. Practising helps create a habit where we focus on …
There is something in quantum physics called ‘Collapsing the Quiff.’ This shows that all things are possible in the sub-atomic realm and that as we ‘see’ the possibility or potential of something, it draws it out of the intangible so that it materialises in the physical realm. (I like to think of this as a …
Following on from a post I put up yesterday about how powerful our thoughts and words are about others as well as ourselves, I want to share an example of this. In the school I used to work in I had a colleague who was abrasive and critical and I didn’t find her at all …
The way we think and speak about ourselves is important, but so is the way we think and speak about others. Expectations are powerful and words are powerful. Have you ever noticed that some people seem to draw out the best in you and others seem to draw out the worst? I remember that for …
Whatever we focus on we empower. The way we think and speak about ourselves determines who we become. If you repeatedly remind yourself of your mistakes and failures you will begin to see yourself as a failure and start to live and act accordingly. If, instead, you choose to recognise and be thankful for all …
Let me own up to this morning’s amusing incident. Early this morning my husband started to de-ice the car ready to leave. My daughter and I joined him scraping off ice and then trying to warm the lock because the key wouldn’t work and we thought the lock must be frozen. It was only when …
