I had recently been contemplating the message of Trust and Letting things be, when i had the good fortune to visit Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It is a beautiful park with tree lined avenues, manicured lawns and riots of colour in its flower beds.
We so often hear it said ‘Practise Gratitude’ ‘Be Grateful’ ‘See the best in everyday’. I know well though, what it is like when there are long dark days, when it feels as if you’re treading water just to stay afloat, when the bills were due yesterday and your bank account shows even less than […]
Just the other day, I had a to do list as long as my arm and at the end of the day I had not ticked one single thing off. Was it frustrating? Of course it was, and yet at the end of the day, I realised that although I had not accomplished anything I’d […]
Much of our lives are spent striving to achieve goals that we believe will make us happy. Most, if not all of us, have been conditioned from a very young age to believe that happiness is dependent on achieving goals. And so we wait…
We too often live our lives caught up in our daily grind, the early morning rises, the dashing off to work or hurrying the children to school, the chores, the demands all never-ending.
It’s snowing here today where I am, and as I sit and write this post, I am so grateful to work from home. But more than that, seeing the soft fluffy white stuff, always puts a smile on my face. I love snow!
The world we live in today is one in which we are constantly bombarded by messages of short-comings and lack.
What does a Successful Life mean to you? If you had asked me ten years ago what a successful life was, without hesitation I would have told you that it meant living in a multi-million pound mansion, driving that fancy car, endless holidays abroad, flying first class (or in a private jet!), shopping without having […]
I was recently asked be the lovely Michelle Holmes of Visionary Voices, what was the one wish I had for everyone in the World. Thankfully it wasn’t too hard for me to answer the question. What do you think my wish was? And more importantly, if you had just One wish for the World what would […]
For as long as I can remember, words have held a special place for me none more so than this poem, the Desiderata. Although many versions of this prose poem have often been attributed to an Anonymous writer, according to Wikipedia it’s original author is Max Ehrmann. I hope that it’s message may speak to […]