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When did playing with cardboard boxes stop being fun?
During the week, I went for a walk by the river. The sun sprinkled the air with opportunity, the birds were making themselves known, and a tiny snail crossed my path with quiet determination. A warm...
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Snow is falling…
I spotted the first spitting of snow this morning. I know most of us complained about last year’s white spell because it lasted so long. Dates were cancelled, flights were grounded, people were...
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Activating the Activist
The last few courses I’ve done have included the four different styles of learners. While reading through the descriptions, I learned that I am an Activist. I don’t think any of us fits perfectly into...
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Gone fishin’
Online dating is becoming more widespread and accepted. If you’re single, you will no doubt be advised to set up an online profile. I’ve heard (and experienced) many heartwarming, hilarious and...
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Powerful Questions
My Life Coaching teacher asked one of my classmates the following question: “If you went to a fortune-teller, what area of your life would you most like to know about? And what would you like the...
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Freewheelin’
I went for a cycle this morning. The sun was shining but the wind was strong. As I struggled against the wind, I thought: It’s amazing how something invisible can exert so much force, how something I...
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The Dancer
As part of the Life Coaching course I’m doing, I have to attend a professional Life Coach. In my most recent session, I was telling the coach about how I sometimes think unkind thoughts about myself....
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Life is an Adventure
I am lying on a plinth, receiving an energy treatment from a friend. I close my tired eyes and sink beneath the blanket, enjoying this time and space for rest. A lot has been going on over the past few...
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Awake and Aware
In order to wind down for the evening, I stick on an episode of The Mentalist. After about five minutes, I switch it off. I sigh. There’s nothing happening on Facebook. Nobody’s texting me. I don’t...
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Breaking out of the Comfort Zone
On the drive over to a riverside festival, my friend challenges me to do one thing that will take me out of my comfort zone. We chat to the locals, admire paintings and jewellery, drink beer out of...
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Lost in Thought
It’s after midnight so it is now the first of September. My self-determined challenges for this month are to stop biting my lip and fingers (something I’ve been doing since I was a child) and to be...
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Thoughtclouds
It’s been a roller coaster of a week. I hurtled into shock, grief, disappointment and confusion. And I soared with laughter, love, joy and beauty. For the month of September, I’ve decided to be...
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No More Drama
These past few days, I’ve been questioning whether I’m holding the belief that good things don’t last. It’s like I dare not presume that it’ll all work out. I’ve been almost expecting things to go...
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The Christmas Present
It was the end of September and I was practising mindfulness. I had just had the best holiday ever. I’d also experienced a summer of fun, friendship and adventure. I remember telling a couple of...
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Stepping into 2015
Over the past few days, there’s been a lot of talk about the coming year. I’ve been asked about my new year’s resolutions, I chose my Word for 2015 (Free), and yesterday, my friend and I played a...
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Other People
Yesterday, I texted a few of my like-minded friends to share my most recent awareness. The importance of other people. Relationships (with a partner, friends, family, co-workers, acquaintances)...
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Help Me!
I’m really enjoying a blog called Help Me! by Marianne Power. This brave, honest, insightful and laugh-out-loud-funny blog deals with Marianne’s gutsy challenge of reading (and really following) one...
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Rejection Therapy
It’s only Day 3 of my Rejection Therapy and already I’ve learned so much. On Day 1, I asked Danny from The Script out on a date. I haven’t heard back from him but he’s currently in the middle of a...
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Rejection Junkie
My name is Sharon and I’m a rejection junkie. Today, I did not one but three things in the name of Rejection Therapy. I asked a stranger for help in getting my car out of an extremely tight spot. I...
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Flow
Tonight at an Amber Run gig, I watch as the band becomes immersed in playing. There’s something riveting about witnessing other people express their creativity and passion. It’s exciting to be invited...
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