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Don’t give up, recommit

‘Forgive yourself each night, and recommit every morning’ – Esse Dagogo Self-discipline isn’t something we’re born with. We have to teach ourselves and it takes time and effort. We won’t always be successful at everything we do but, if we don’t try, we’ll never get there! Remember, no one ever reached the top of the… Continue reading Don’t give up, recommit

Motivational quotes to get yourself going

‘Only in the darkness can you see the stars’ – Martin Luther King Jr I don’t know about you, but I’m far less motivated to do anything when it’s dark and cold. Here in the UK, it is dark at 4.30 pm and this week it has been COLD!! It’s not even December yet so… Continue reading Motivational quotes to get yourself going

A Moment of Joy

‘Look for the small things in life to bring joy’ – Confucius Joy! Just the word makes me feel happy! But did you know that experiencing moments of joy helps you think more clearly and helps you navigate through the difficult times? It’s actually a scientific fact! When you experience a moment of joy, your… Continue reading A Moment of Joy

Stop those negative thoughts

‘Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results’ – Willie Nelson It’s so easy to think negative thoughts isn’t it? We all do it sometimes, but it’s important that we can acknowledge them for what they are and try to stop them from affecting us so much. Negative thoughts do… Continue reading Stop those negative thoughts

Be your own best friend

‘You are your own best friend and worst enemy; only you can take yourself higher or make yourself fall even lower’ – Dr Prem Jagyasi (Global speaker and author) So what do we mean by ‘be your own best friend’? Well, in a nutshell, if you wouldn’t say something to your friend, don’t say it… Continue reading Be your own best friend

The 3 bones of life

‘To succeed in life you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone’ – Dr Kavanagh, during a talk on ‘Moral Anatomy’ in 1908 The Church near me regularly puts inspiring quotes on the noticeboard outside. In fact it’s become a bit of a thing locally with people taking photos and making… Continue reading The 3 bones of life

Rainbow quotes

‘Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colours appear’ – unknown Writing a recent post about rainbows (rainbows, health and happiness) I was looking for a quote to start it with. I always start with a quote. Sometimes I look for it after I have written… Continue reading Rainbow quotes

Perceptions

‘It’s not what you look at that matters, but what you see’ – Henry David Thoreau I love that quote. It’s so simple but so true. We can all look at the same thing and yet see something entirely different. It might be a flower you are looking at. One person sees it as part… Continue reading Perceptions

Birthday reflections

‘And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years’ – Abraham Lincoln It’s my birthday this weekend. It’s not a big one but I’m at an age where I can’t actually believe I’m as old as I am! Of course, none of us know how… Continue reading Birthday reflections

Rainbows, health and happiness

‘Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain’ – from the film Baby Driver, (mis)quoting Dolly Parton I love rainbows – they signify new beginnings, sunshine after rain, good things to come and, perhaps most importantly, hope. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the rainbow became a symbol of… Continue reading Rainbows, health and happiness