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What happens to your life when you bang your toe?

As I tapped on writing my blog this morning and thought about my emotions a line from a song came into my head....

"I can see clearly now the rain has gone".  

This describes our emotions exactly.  They are reactions to what is going on inside our heads.   They are like...

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Are you compassionate with yourself?

When we look back at the past we often spot times we wish we had been more compassionate to others.  Particularly when we had more information about something that happened and learned about what others were going through.  I like to see myself as kind and thoughtful of others feelings...

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It is that time of year...setting goals, well outcomes actually!

I have a whole set of goals for this year but having listened to a Tony Robbins program all last week, I have decided they need to be outcomes rather than goals.  What is the difference, I hear you ask?  Well to me, a goal is something that I would like to aim for but it is out...

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Charging ahead...

Have I been charging ahead, standing still or falling behind...I have been doing all of these in different areas of my life.  How about you?

Do you see your future as bright and exciting or are you thinking of all the little steps you need to take to get there.  One of the traps I fall...

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My life changing discovery and how it will help you too

My big discovery for 2019 was that life is much better when my energy level is high.  This sounds really obvious but when our energy level falls it may be hard to remember.  I knew it already on a mental level but really got to experience it by the end of last year.

The trick is to have...

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Have fun moving forward

So, stating the obvious - new year, new decade, new possibilities!  What are you going to do with them?  Are you thrilled, scared or indifferent?

There are so many people on the internet talking about setting goals, reviewing the past year/decade, it can be overwhelming.

My guidance to...

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Laughter

Laughter is good for your heart, lowers your blood sugar and clears up rashes...who knew?  Well google did obviously!

Laughter raises our energy and makes us feel better.  I have been tapping on laughter this week nearly every day and it is brilliant.

Follow along with the video in this...

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Top tips for happy holidays

In movies, family holidays are full of joy and laughter and people delighted to see each other.  In real life, things tend to be different  in real life with the stress of spending money (on stuff you may or may not want with money you may or may not have!), making lots of food and...

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Reading for your life

Choosing what to read has been high in my thoughts this week as my co-authored book, Activate your Life Volume II is released on Amazon.  It is free on Kindle right now so make sure to grab a copy.  It's a great read.

We can read to make things better or to pass time and relax. ...

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How can another decade be nearly over?

Time is what you make of it.  Sometimes if flies and sometimes it drags.  There are studies that say that this is actually true since time is created in our minds rather than out there.

I saw this image on Facebook (when I was wasting time!) the other day and it really appealed to...

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Your happiness matters...

This is true...your happiness matters!  I really don't need to say any more.

We forget sometimes that we matter.  We spend lots of time focusing on other people.

What can you do to be happy today?

Say out loud "I am happy". Breathe slowly into your heart area.  Put a smile on...

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Which way are the splinters?

I came across this Irish blessing the other day...

As you slide down the banisters of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.

I thought it was brilliant and it made me think...what can we do to sand out the splinters in our future?  Is there any way to future proof ourselves?...

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