December 5, 2008
- TAKING OTHERS INTO ACCOUNT
As humans we are great at giving people the benefit of our advice and guiding them into what we would like. Here’s a story from a friend of ours - Anita Costa - who describes such a situation . . and puts another perspective on what is happening.
A couple of weeks ago, my partner and [...]
October 21, 2008
- POSITIVITY IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS
The global financial crisis and the upcoming presidential election in the U.S. has reminded us of an article we posted about three months ago titled “”Staying Positive When Life’s Hard”. Right now, life does seem VERY hard for many people. And our guess is that just about all of us are experiencing a wide range [...]
August 12, 2008
- STAYING POSITIVE WHEN LIFE’S HARD
Yes, it’s pretty easy to stay positive when things are going well and life is hunky-dory. You know, the times when you feel really well, full of vigor; the times relationships are easy and fulfilling; the time you feel valued, seen, respected; when you are engaged in activity that brings you joy. In other words, [...]
July 12, 2008
- WHAT IS SELF CONFIDENCE?
No matter where we go we meet people who say to us, “If only I had more self-confidence I’d be just fine”. There does not appear to be an age limit, a gender, affluence or comfort boundary either. Even people we coach who are at the top in their business constantly express their perceived need [...]
June 18, 2008
- COMMITMENT TO BREATHING, BREATHING, BREATHING….
On April 29 I wrote a post about my commitment to do the breathing technique I learned in a class conducted by The Art of Living Foundation. It was day 11 when I wrote that post; today is day 61 and I haven’t missed one day of practicing the breathing (even though there were many [...]
June 3, 2008
- CREATING A BUCKET LIST
Last week was a strange week. I went to visit a friend who is suffering secondary tumours from her breast cancer over 7 years ago – she’s not yet 64. She’s a remarkable woman, remaining positive in spirit and mind though she would be the first to admit that her body is letting her down [...]
April 21, 2008
- AGING AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
We so often hear people saying they feel less physically strong and flexible because they are getting older. Our belief is that this is mostly the result of inactivity and poor eating habits. It is true that we women begin losing muscle and gain fat in its place somewhere in our thirties even if our [...]
