Two Simple Ways to Change How You Feel

Sometimes the action we need to take is inaction… and sometimes we just need to get up and do something. The trick is knowing when to do what.
Take No Action
Life is so busy, isn’t it? Incessant demands on our time have us running all the time, getting things done.
Never stopping to notice the sunset.
Never stopping [...]

Letting Go of Happiness

This month, we’ve talked about Happiness in so many different ways. What happiness is, how to boost happiness (terrific ideas!), how giving up on happiness could be the best thing you’ve ever done, how to find happiness, the distinction between being happy and being not unhappy, tips for a happier relationship, simple joys, ways to spread [...]

Drinking in the Wonder of the Universe

I wasn’t at all sure I’d write for you here this month. But the theme of Wonder has been haunting me… the writers here have been inspiring me (haven’t we had a wonderful line up of inspiration??) … the need to write has been tempting me…
so, here I am
When I hear the word wonder… it’s [...]

The Secret to Discovering Your Purpose in Life

There is so much information out there in self-improvement circles about finding your purpose. About ‘knowing’ your purpose. About having this over-riding, all consuming, omnipresent thing call Purpose (with a capital P) that makes everything clear and every decision a no-brainer.
There are so many programs designed and books written to help you uncover this huge [...]

The Secret to Finding Inspiration – Connect With Your Muse When The Well Is Dry

I had an article to write. With a deadline. It was time to get it done.
I prepared myself, muted the phone, poured a glass of water, and put a load of washing in the machine. (Hmm, I think that last one may be avoidance…)
I fronted up to the computer. Ready to write.
Hear that, Muse? I’m [...]

Thirteen Discoveries I’ve Made on the Journey of Life (so far)…

I’ve been on a journey for, oh, at least half my life. I’ve followed highways, I’ve taken detours, I’ve wandered country lanes that were little more than twin wheel ruts, and sometimes I have cut a path through undergrowth so thick, it tangled around my legs and tried to prevent me from moving forwards.
I’ve battled [...]

The supreme act of generosity: Listen!

As I prepared to write Serenity Space for February, I had no idea what I was going to write. Possibly something about the importance of loving me, first.
But the words would not come. I was well and truly stumped, blocked and out of words.
I asked for divine guidance. I made a fresh cup of earl [...]

Which of these will you bring with you into 2010?

How luscious – a new year stretching out before us, a clean slate, a brand new note book waiting for us to make our mark upon it!
We have the option, of course, to make a clean start any time we chose. But when the universe lends a hand and gives us the gift of a [...]

5 Ways Rituals Add Magic to Your Life

Ritual is the way you carry out the presence of the sacred. Ritual is the spark that must not go out.
~Christina Baldwin

Make magic out of the mundane! Introduce the sacred to your day, every day.
Lift your life to a higher level by turning the ordinary, everyday acts you normally do by rote into something special, [...]

Add Fresh Life and Strength this Holiday Season

It is only when we silence the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.
~K. T. Jong

If your life is anything like mine, you’re stuck in the busyness that comes with a full [...]

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