“A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach …
read more“Extreme self-care is serious business—so much more than taking warm baths, getting a massage, saying no, or setting new priorities. It’s about building self-esteem, becoming emotionally strong and empowered, and developing the kind of character that makes you decisive, clear,…
read more“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill.” – Calvin Coolidge Christmas, if yours is anything like mine, is chaos. It’s joyful, of course. But there’s always a lot…
read more“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” – Irish Proverb Sleep is important. Not only is it fantastic (I love sleep), but it really does impact your resilience throughout the day if your…
read more“It couldn’t last. Everyone was just killing time. But if all they did was kill time, time would end up killing them.” – Michael Grant I don’t know about you, but sometimes, even though we are all entitled to a…
read more“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem Doubt. We have all had that feeling once or twice at least! Doubt is one of those things that, although unpleasant, is necessary for many ways. It is necessary…
read more“Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.” – Lawrence Bossidy Self-awareness, I find, is something that other people often find uncomfortable. I don’t know what it…
read more“Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” – Sir Ken Robinson Creativity, some belief, is the reserve of the creative industries. However, creativity is required to thrive and grow…
read more“Everyone has their own mantras.” – Russell Brand The mantra has an odd reputation in the modern world. Although some people swear by them, it is fair to say that the majority of people have probably never spared them a…
read more“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the wrong. Sometime in life you will have been all of these.” – George Washington Carver on Empathy Empathy…
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