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Filling the well
It has been a dry season. Our summer since mid January has been near perfect – hot, dry and calm or breezy with only the occasional deluge of rain. The outdoor conditions have been mirrored indoors here with one issue … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, beach, Beauty, blue sky, children, colour, dreams, flow, growth and development, inspiration, leis, Mana Island, New Zealand, Pataka Art gallery, photography, play, Porirua, resilience, resourcefulness, silk flower leis, silk flowers, Titahi Bay, waves, Wells
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Promoting goodness
My friend and colleague, Marian Kerr has just launched two e-books, one entitled “The Confidence Connection” and the other “Positive words are powerful” via her website and I would warmly encourage you to visit, check out the details and purchase … Continue reading
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Tagged confidence, e-books, education, empowerment, inspiration, life coach, positive words, Quotes, resilience, self development, wisdom
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Sunday quote
Found in the book “Back from the Edge” written by Meg Carbonatto: “Even great lives are lived one day at a time.”
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Tagged book, Great Lives, Life, mindfulness, one day at a time, resilience
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A quote for Thursday
I found this quote in a book I am reading by Alicia Salzer, M D, entitled: “Back to Life – getting past your past with resilience, strength and optimism.” “In a world blinded by the pursuit of pleasure, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged apathy, audacity, book, bravery, committment, Life, optimism, resilience, strength, survivor, value, value of life, voice, world
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Prompts
Over the weekend I saw this suggestion for encouraging writers to write. Begin sentences with “I write of”. Here are some of my sentences from today: I write of nature because it contains so much beauty, power, rhythm and a … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, bills, birds, Books, cat, cooking, family, fun, garden, grandson, gratitude, knitting, learning, Letters, Life, nature, ordinary good, people, personal development, Prompts, quirky, resilience, self awareness, self discovery, sentences, singing, socks, traditions, wisdom, writing, WW2
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Friday wrap-up, a day late
Saturday 2nd July: Friday wrap-up, a day late. So here are a few things that have happened today. It has been a good one. I realized that the very cold weather we have had this week is just the … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, birds, blog, cafe, coffee, colours, friend, Garden Bird Survey, gardening, garlic, journalling, lake, laughter, light, Melia, memories, native birds, projects, record keeping, resilience, restoration, roast dinner, self care, soup, story, trees, walk, water, Winter
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The soft stuff
My work as a trainer and facilitator was once described by someone as “the soft stuff” that was “an extra to other skills”. My workshops and courses were in areas of self awareness, self development, communication and facilitation skills, relationships, … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptability, empathy, Life long learning, relationships, resilience, self awareness, stress management
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Happiness
2011 has had some daunting moments and the events that have occurred will continue to impact on our lives for a long time. I am constantly looking for things that help boost mood, build resilience and an optimistic view of life. … Continue reading
Back to the blog
Okay so I’ve been silent for a long while. What has motivated me to begin blogging again? A number of factors have influenced me and they include an urging from at least three people who feel I would find personal … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, challenge, earthquakes, fortitude, inspiration, learning, motivation, resilience, skills
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