Ten of the Most Inspirational Movies You Will Ever Watch . . .
Here are some inspirational movies I think you could consider watching. I stress these are movies that I like and rate. I tend to like movies that are more down to earth, less Hollywood and more...
View ArticleFour Simple Feng Shui Changes You Can Make To Bring More Energy Back Into...
The website fengshui.about.com describes Feng Shui as“. . . an ancient art and science developed over 3,000 years ago in China. It is a complex body of knowledge that reveals how to balance the...
View ArticleYou know all those “seven things you must do to change your life”? Ignore...
I have been observing what it means to be happy for many years now. And one thing I have noticed of late is the veritable plethora of articles and blogs claiming the road to happiness, contentment,...
View Article3 of the Best Free Online Planning Tools to Help Achieve Your Big Audacious...
You have two choices to achieve your big audacious dreams. Plan, or not plan. Not planning means being mindful and aware of your goals. Acting and being in accordance with the important things you...
View ArticleWho I Am . . . part 1
Photo by Felicia Buitenwerf on Unsplash I am sitting here listening to a mantra. A mantra is like a repetitive chant, and this one is set to music. It's sort of chill while also a little upbeat, if...
View ArticleShowing compassion to friends is the easy part . . .
With current political headlines on how the President of the USA reacts to those who he disagrees with, I was drawn to Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on showing compassion and friendship to your enemies....
View ArticleGandhi and sugar . . .
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash The story behind this quote is about sugar. Gandhi was once asked by a woman to talk to her son about cutting back on sugar. He asked them to come back in two...
View ArticleBeing grateful . . .
We have choices in life. We can call a cup half full or half empty. We experience a rainy day and feel down that its wet or uplifted at the thought of being snug and cosy inside. We can see a...
View ArticleSix steps to begin making our world a better place . . .
It’s natural to think of ourselves as small in terms of the world we live in. One person among billions. One voice. One set of thoughts. Insignificant when you consider the stuff going on around...
View ArticleThis is the most important time in your life . . .
Yesterday I was listening to an interview with Sadhguru. Sadhguru is an Indian yogi who founded the Isha foundation – offering yoga programmes around the world. He is a powerful speaker and has...
View ArticleThink positively and you may just live longer . . .
A cup half full or half empty . . . A rainy day to snuggle inside or a rainy day to frustrate your plans . . . feedback which helps you grow or feedback that leaves you upset . . . ?Humans have a...
View ArticleDon’t wait – the time will never be perfect . . .
I get energy by following through and competing a task I have committed to. Strangely, it's often not about the result, but more about the discipline I used to tackle and finish something. It makes me...
View ArticleYou know all those “seven things you must do to change your life”? Ignore...
I have been observing what it means to be happy for many years now. And one thing I have noticed of late is the veritable plethora of articles and blogs claiming the road to happiness, contentment,...
View Article3 of the Best Free Online Planning Tools to Help Achieve Your Big Audacious...
You have two choices to achieve your big audacious dreams. Plan, or not plan. Not planning means being mindful and aware of your goals. Acting and being in accordance with the important things you...
View ArticleFive Methods to Overcome "Inspiration Block" that Actually Work . . .
The American author H Jackson Brown Jr once said “Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.”Well that’s all very well. But if you are anything like me, the actual...
View ArticleAm I judging myself . . . ?
I promised myself to write regularly..... well that word regularly is about right. Every 3 or 4 months? In that sense I am doing well.... What is keeping me from writing more often then? Like once a...
View ArticleBeing brave . . .
All my life I have worked. A “grafter” – that’s me. Focused, dependable, pretty well liked at work’ enjoying my job and the intellectual stimulation it provided. I liked the people I worked with and...
View ArticleForget About the Future . . .
Are you someone who thinks a lot about where you are heading, what you will be become, who you will be with, where you will live . . . ?I do. I think about this sort of stuff all the time. And there...
View ArticleBeing generous makes you a happy person – but only if you go about it the...
I think I am a giving person. And I definitely get a kick out of doing something for others. Simple things like getting up early, doing the shopping and making breakfast for my family so they can get...
View ArticleSaving the Street Kids of Cusco, Peru: The Incredible Jolanda van den Berg . . .
Jo and I have put our life in New Zealand on hold and embarked on a year of adventure, to seek out what is truly meaningful out there in this big wide world. Cusco in Peru is our current home -...
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