TAKE HOLD OF THE MOMENT! To experience the profound potential of happiness and fulfilment in your life, be the person you dream of being right here and now. You don’t have to wait for the right moment, time or place – create it Now! You are in the driver’s seat of your life. Be mindful, be aware. Pay attention to your beliefs, thoughts and feelings about what you want, why it’s important, and what’s keeping you from your true path on life’s journey. Don’t fall asleep at the wheel, listen to backseat drivers or
READ MORE →Lover Your Body So You Can Finally Starting Living Your Life Q – How do you love your body when all you can think of every spare minute of the day is what’s wrong with it? A – Start thinking what’s RIGHT with it! Think of your favourite pet: cat, dog, horse, bird…etc. If all you showed your loyal, loving pet was neglect, disappointment and resentment at looking after it, how do you think your pet would grow towards you? What do you think your pet would feel every time you showed it anger or frustration? Your body is similar to
READ MORE →YES, You Are! In my mail today was a small round badge with the words, “Tell Me I’m Fabulous” on it. The note with it said to wear the badge at least once, and then maybe pass it on to a friend, child or partner. So this afternoon I did indeed put this little blue badge onto my comfy red dress. I also looked in the mirror and said to the woman looking back at me, “I’m Fabulous!”. It felt goofy but ultimately ’good’… and it certainly put a smile on my face. Even though I practice positive mindsets and
READ MORE →Worth – What is yours? The underflying feelings we mere humans often experience are directly aligned to our self-worth. We have basic needs to feel secure, loved, appreciated, valued, cared and provided for. But we also have needs of challenge, excitement, anticipation, happiness, freedom, accomplishment, purpose and fulfillment. However the greatest driving force underneath all of these needs is our own view of how worthy we believe we are. Think about your own needs in life….Is there fear attached to those needs? Is that fear fuelling the belief that you aren’t deserving of what you truly desire? When you think
READ MORE →Who’s in charge? Not Charles! Some days I wake up and don’t feel enthusiastic. My body hurts, my head hurts, and it all just zaps the energy from me. WAKE UP! Get up! Do it anyway! – This is what I tell myself. And 9 times out of 10 I wake up, get up, and do it anyway… It’s very easy for the body to take over and do the talking sometimes, while your mind just listens and absorbs the feedback. Of course if your body is feeling less than fabulous then it won’t take long for your mind to
READ MORE →BREATHING – It’s easy isn’t it? How are you feeling today? Are you tense and tight or relaxed and calm? Breathing is an automatic function which we don’t really pay much attention to. Most of the time we don’t use our full breathing potential and our bodies don’t get a full intake of oxygen, depriving us of a variety of benefits. So what’s the big deal? Breathing 101 Breathing fully, deeply and correctly increases our oxygen intake by allowing the lungs to fully expand and inhale maximum breath. This in turn feeds the cells and organs with nutrients via the
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What are you really hungry for? When I was overweight – no matter how much food I ate – the sensation of hunger was never far away. Every meal was hurried. I ate as if I was ravenous; quickly filling my belly to hide the evidence that I was a ‘pig’. I would spend most of my time during the day thinking about food while trying to avoid it. The hunger made me crave all the wrong foods… and they always somehow made me feel better. I didn’t always feel ‘well’ after eating those foods, but for a short time I didn’t feel
READ MORE →TO FIGHT OR FLIGHT? How our bodies react to prolonged stress. Stress: A pesky little word that gets tossed around a great deal in modern day life. We stress about things, we feel stressed by stuff, and situations are stressful… But do you really understand stress, and more importantly, how it affects your body? To combat stress, our bodies have a built-in protection mechanism called the Fight or Flight response. Normal day to day interactions aren’t likely to cause us physical harm, so most of the time our body is (or it should be!) in a nice calm state. But,
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Lose Weight – Your health depends on it. If you are facing health issues such as chronic inflammation, diabetes, cardio-vascular risks, auto-immune condition, hormonal imbalances, insomnia, depression, cravings, high blood pressure and arthritis – then you need to seriously attend to the extra kilo’s you are carrying around. Quite possibly you are well aware that you have a problem needing attention. Very possibly you’ve been aware for some time but have resisted admitting that fact to yourself for whatever reason. You may know already what it is you need to do, or you may lack motivation to change your habits because
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Are you thinking, breathing and fearing food 24/7…? What we think and how we feel often dictates what we eat, if we should eat and when we should eat. This may lead us to console our emotions with food we don’t really want or need but that temporarily might make us feel better. Without a healthy self-image or balanced lifestyle, this may be enough to permanently chip away at your self-confidence and further influence your emotions. In the long term, it may be enough to spark a greater issue with food and body-image, leading to disordered eating. Do you reach
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