Everyday someone looks at me with conditioned eyes Making Wild guess judgements About the length of my hair The colour of my skin The maker of my shoes Never knowing what is real Or Who I am Once someone looked at me Through a compassionate heart...
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Today make it your practice to give other people a smile. Notice what it feels like to generously give out. And notice how the other person reacts when you smile.
Read moreQuotes for the day
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully everyone is blessed by Maya Angelou If you want others to be happy, practice compassion, if you want to be happy practice compassion by Dalai Lama I...
Read moreExpressing gratitude can improve your health
Studies have shown happy people live 10 years longer than unhappy people. In addition optimists have a 77% lower risk of heart disease than do pessimists. But how can we become happier and more optimistic in our world view?. In the How of...
Read moreWise words from Osho
So breathe deeply, and whenever you do, do it at least 5 times – deep breaths; take it in, fill the heart. Just feel it in the middle – that the existence is pouring through the heart: vitality, life, god, nature….everything...
Read morePractice Practice, make time to hit the mat each day
Do your practice and all is coming said Pattabhi Jois who developed the Ashtanga Yoga System. Our practice enables us to find space in our minds to help us become the greatest we can be. Even if it is for...
Read moreOne of my favourites from Pema Chodrin
You are the sky Everything else.. It’s just the weather
Read moreA couple of my favourite quotes from Marianne Williamson
“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn.The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously...
Read moreConnection
” The fact is we are not islands and we are far more connected than we know” Elisha Goldstein Everything we do has a ripple effect on others; a simple smile could change some-one’s day. So, today I encourage you to really notice...
Read moreThe power of positive thoughts
Mahatma Ghandi said it perfectly: “Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny” There...
Read moreMoving beyond the mind. Practice sitting quietly.
Take time each day even if it is only for 5 minutes to feel your body breathing. Riding each full inhale and each full exhale enables you to move beyond the mind and to feel into your heart space, feeling the sensations of the body breathing...
Read moreFollow your Bliss
This is what we all hope for, to feel bliss in our professional vocation and bliss in our personal space too. But how do we find our bliss? Create a Sacred space that you use daily for some uninterrupted reflection and unrushed creative work...
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