11 rules from Bill Gates

Date August 18, 2008

I received the following email from a friend, but don’t know to whom it is attributed (apart from Bill Gates, of course!) - enjoy it anyway - and pass it on! Read the rest of this entry »

The best mood-lifter

Date August 10, 2008

I received a link to this YouTube video in an email this morning - and even though I was having an absolutely lovely Sunday anyway, it still boosted my mood a hundred-fold! Read the rest of this entry »

Living every day with passion

Date July 16, 2008

(By Jeremy Orbell)

The evocative phrase: ‘Living every day with passion’ conjures up wildly different images for many people. Living is life, pure and simple, and your perception or definition of life is determined by your past experiences and your current thought patterns.

What does the word passion mean to you? Read the rest of this entry »

Positive thinking and health

Date June 14, 2008

Live a life that feels wonderful!! This is what Greg Hicks believes you can do, and he outlines ways of choosing such a life, in his new Read the rest of this entry »

Do what you love doing!

Date June 10, 2008

Earlier today I got this link to a YouTube video in one of the many newsletters I subscribe to. Take 20 minutes and have a look at Tony Robbins giving a talk at TED:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/96

I like how he challenges us to ask ourselves WHY we do what we do, what drives us. I hope you get a lot out of it too.

:)

The power of Gratitude in our lives

Date May 23, 2008

I don’t think I’ve ever watched an Oprah show, but I happened on her website one day several months ago, and am now such a fan of hers. I love the positive energy of the messages that are given out by her and all the regulars on her show - and I look forward to the Read the rest of this entry »

Stating the obvious…

Date May 10, 2008

I was going through emails, filing, deleting, re-reading - and I came across one about Ashley Kurek and his new book. What really struck me was the following quote, which I have heard before but hadn’t known to whom it was attributed:

“Your mind is like a parachute, it works much better when it’s open”

Read the rest of this entry »

Phobia? What phobia??

Date May 7, 2008

Have any of you felt that visceral fear that arises from a phobia? Where your underarms prickle, your heart rate accelerates and you act irrationally?

Then read on - this will be an eye-opener… Read the rest of this entry »

Our search for meaning

Date May 2, 2008

Some of us get to the stage in life where we need to find out what it is that we’re on this planet for, or what the purpose or meaning of our life is. I have been heading towards that point for a couple of years, and I think it has now hit me: I need to really find out what it is that gives me joy. Read the rest of this entry »

“Potlatch” : the art of generosity

Date April 19, 2008

In the materialistic Western society in which we live, reading about the Native American tradition of the potlatch is very interesting. Potlatch is a tradition that values generosity above all else, and a potlatch ceremony is Read the rest of this entry »