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Faced With a Life Changing Decision - How to Turn Your Negative Head Chatter...
One year ago I was sitting at my kitchen table at our house in Seatoun, Wellington. In front of me were a pile of bills and correspondence to deal with – not such a bad job on a wet Saturday...
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On being right . . . or not
-I listened to a podcast today – on the subject of being right. Or, more correctly, on the subject of believing you are right. And there is a big difference between the two.The podcast by the way was...
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Why we should all pursue a small-town view of friendliness . . .
Not so long ago my wife and I departed New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, for Whakatane – a small town in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, home to around 35,000 people. I was being transferred...
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Three great ways to discover who you really are . . .
We all like to label ourselves. And we all definitely like to label others. It’s comforting, in the same way we might organise our pantry or medicine cabinet. We know for instance which friend to go...
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Who 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...
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Showing 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....
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Gandhi 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...
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Being 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...
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Six 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...
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This 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...
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Think 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...
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Don’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...
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Start thinking of everyone as your mother . . .
Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash I’m currently working for Tūhoe, one of New Zealand’s Maori iwi (tribe). Their ancestral home is Te Urewera in the eastern North Island, a place of magical natural...
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Nine characteristics of those who live to 100 – Lessons from the Blue Zone
Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash Blue Zones are regions in the world where people live much longer than average and explored by Dan Buettner, author of “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from...
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Forget 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...
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Being 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...
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Saving 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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Faced With a Life Changing Decision - How to Turn Your Negative Head Chatter...
One year ago I was sitting at my kitchen table at our house in Seatoun, Wellington. In front of me were a pile of bills and correspondence to deal with – not such a bad job on a wet Saturday...
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On being right . . . or not
I listened to a podcast today – on the subject of being right. Or, more correctly, on the subject of believing you are right. And there is a big difference between the two.The podcast by the way was a...
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Why we should all pursue a small-town view of friendliness . . .
Not so long ago my wife and I departed New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, for Whakatane – a small town in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, home to around 35,000 people. I was being transferred...
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