Beliefs

Be open to growing through learning

I took a long drive to visit a country town with a friend a few months back.  We visited a studio of an artist we both admired, and afterwards, we discussed the beauty of his work as well as just…
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Letting go

A friend of mine recently suggested that I write a post about decluttering.  Sure, I was happy to.  Although I had already written one some time ago, I could do a refreshed version.  However, as the conversation went along as…
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Loving yourself – warts and all

I recently had a conversation with a friend about a video link she had sent me.  In the video, a young woman was talking about her video blog on makeup and beauty and how she had received numerous judgemental and…
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If you can imagine it, you can be it

If you can imagine it, you can be it. You may have seen this quote, or ones like it, bandied about in motivational books and videos. But is it true?  Can you really be and do anything that you can…
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Words and beliefs in harmony

My aunt is in her 90’s and her mind is sharp as a tack.  I recently visited her in hospital where she is undergoing some treatment for a physical ailment, and she shared one of her amazing stories from her…
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That 4-letter F word

It’s a word we use all the time without thinking. It’s so common now that we think it’s just part of the standard, accepted vocabulary used in any social, professional and personal situation. F. I. N. E. How are you? …
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Dealing with guilt when you want to say no

It’s OK to say no.  We all know that.  There are so many articles around telling us to free ourselves from obligations that others have placed on us, or about saying no in order to save our sanity when we…
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There is a season for everything

It’s winter here in Australia. In Melbourne, where I am right now, it’s particularly cold.  And now is the perfect time of year to do some major pruning in the garden and to plant any new trees that I want…
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