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"Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dreams. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering."~ Don Miquel Ruiz Why are we so quick to take things personally? Do we… Continue reading Ever take things too personally?
“I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.” ~ Mark Twain When we're stressed our brain can get stuck in a loop of negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours such as excessive worrying, difficulty focusing, or dwelling on negative experiences. Our brains can get stuck catastrophizing. So what does it… Continue reading Do you Catastrophize?
“If you can extract happiness out of common, everyday moments you will have captured the art of happiness." ~ Elle Sommer Do you find yourself dwelling on bad memories and experiences? Do you tend to fixate on one little negative comment, criticism or feedback? When you're hurt, upset, or angry with someone, do you fixate on… Continue reading Cultivating Happiness: Understanding your Negativity Bias
"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unties your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to hold of your mind again.” Thich Nhut Hanh Words like mindfulness and meditation are rapidly becoming everyday terms in modern Western society. Are you like me and… Continue reading Just Breathe!
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is power to choose our response” ~ Viktor Frankl No doubt all of us, including me, have reacted at times in our lives when we should have responded. Upon reflection, we can often identify those events based on how we felt afterwards. We may… Continue reading Be Mindful: Respond rather than React
"Be curious. It might lead you to your passion or it might not. You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too"Elizabeth Gilbert Did you grow up hearing this saying “curiosity killed the cat”? A… Continue reading Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat?
" I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself" - Emma Stone Inspired by a recent group of my workshop participants, as well as my upcoming trip to Paris, France with my teenage daughter, promoted me to read and reflect on the phrase “je ne sais… Continue reading Discovering our je ne sais quoi
“People need to know that they have all the tools within themselves. Self-awareness, which means awareness of their body, awareness of their mental space, awareness of their relationships – not only with each other, but with life and the ecosystem.” —Deepak Chopra Self-awareness seems to have become the latest buzzword in both personal and leadership… Continue reading What is Self-Awareness? (and how you develop it)
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