The answer seems obvious to some. At a practical level we all need money, but we cannot fully experience life without happiness, can we? We have heard the cliched question about the rich: '...but are they happy?' However, happiness and money are not mutually exclusive. They address different needs and possibly different parts of our beings - external comfort vs internal fulfilment. As vast sums of money are held by a small percentage of the world's population, and the m

There is a series of videos simply explaining stress and tips to manage it. This is the first one. Managing the physical stress reaction enables us to unblock the way for clear thinking. If you have favourite ways of relaxing, use those. You don't have to 'stress' about not liking the suggestions given in the videos. The important thing is to find a way to switch from the stress mode to the enjoyment mode. You may want to do some crafts or fix bikes or do some DIY. If

A few videos that amused me... and there is something about dreaming and daring here... Enjoy! #fruits

A few years ago, I was doing a Masters in Creative Writing but had a block during the dissertation, for which I only had a month left. I really struggled and although I had written a lot, I wasn't happy with it. I didn't seem to be able to free my thoughts from everyday quandaries and was constantly questioning everything, including every sentence. A friend, who didn't know about my deadline happened to mention that he'd heard Vipassana meditation helped with clear thinking

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Attributed to: Bob DeWoody "I had to look up "paraprosdokian". Here is the definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation." "Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian. OK, so now enjoy! 1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still

I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you -- Nobody -- Too? Then there's a pair of us! Don't tell! they'd advertise -- you know! How dreary -- to be -- Somebody! How public -- like a Frog -- To tell one's name -- the livelong June -- To an admiring Bog! #fruits

We simply love you... even when you're a bit nerdy, you're inspirational... "I want to dedicate this to anyone else out there who's trying to get their second act.. 'cause you can do it." "It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, 'cause that's going to happen. All that matters is that you've got to get up." #fruits

Some client work I have done has been substantially about abundance. If the initial focus is only financial, we work through what that means, from a daily impact perspective, a feeling perspective and also a safety and emotions perspective. Rachel Elnaugh has a take on this that aligns with my own, so this month, it's a link to her website rather than a blogette from me. #fruits

I had to share this... #fruits