Dig Deep into Gratitude Have you ever experienced the power of gratitude? Sometimes, a simple thank you someone says to us for a small deed blows away the grey clouds that loom over us. But if you want to bring gratitude home with you, writing a gratitude journal is a great way of including thankfulness…
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In Canada, October is the month we take stock of things we are thankful for, practice gratitude, and pause to say a word of thanks as we gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving. This simple and very inconspicuous word has huge meaning and implications behind it, both for our physical and mental health. But…
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Who are you? No, who are you, really? We used to play a game when we were younger. We’d ask one another which animal we thought we were. Then we’d match our personalities with the qualities of the animal. For example, if someone selected a tiger, they’d be a strong, brooding loner that rules the…
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Transformation is Natural The last long weekend of summer is all about transformation. We wrap up our summer and begin following the order that dictates our lives. We transform from being outdoor animals to being indoors more often. We begin to pack away our summer dresses and skirts — although some of us resist till…
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This is my journey to discovering my 6 tips to control my fear of change to create a new happier, more fulfilling life. Far From Ordinary It was spring 1972 and I was 10 years old. I had been given a small, soft-sided, orange and olive-green flowered suitcase. The eight of us were picked up…
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Confidence – The Goal-Achieving Mindset Goals can sometimes seem like faraway fairyland visions. Huge amounts of energy and confidence are required to stir the passion that keeps nagging at you and to harness it into action. There’s a lot of fear in taking the journey because of all the perceived and sometimes real obstacles standing…
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changE – Evaluate What You are Feeling is the last in a series of 7 blog posts about managing your fear of change. By this point in time, you are letting go of an old way of behaving and thinking in order to embrace a new way. However, as easy as that may sound on…
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chanGe – Go Nuts is the 6th in a series of 7 blog posts on managing your fear of change or transitions based on my C-H-A-N-G-E method. It’s about doing something fun to release the tension associated with change – do something that will make you feel confident and powerful. Have you experienced any of…
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chaNge: Narrate Your Own Story is the fifth in a series of 7 blog posts on managing your fear of change or transitions. In my blog post – “Why do we Fear Change if it is Just Part of Life” – I wrote about how the brain tries to control your fear of change. I…
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Allow Yourself to Freak Out is the 4th in a series of 7 blog posts on managing your fear of change or transitions based on my C-H-A-N-G-E method. In my blog post – “Why do we Fear Change if it is Just Part of Life” – I wrote about how the brain tries to control…
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