Often times people think they’re not talented or qualified enough to make a success of their talents. But so often it’s not about talent. It’s about drive and persistence. In other words: discipline. Discipline, discipline, discipline –
can we say it enough?
It seems to me that there is a lot of confusion these days that losing weight is the same as detoxing the body. It just ain’t so! Wish it was, wish I could tell you that when you lose weight, you are …
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In the past year, there have been so many great additions to Awakening Potentials, and now we have another. Check out our new website! It’s clean, fresh, and full of free, interesting links to enlarge your world. There’s plenty to learn and share – we’d be thrilled to have your feedback.
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Do you feel tired, achy, too drained to enjoy your day? Well, we’ve all heard of the winter blues – but there’s something more serious than just that old expression, and it’s called SAD. This week we’re considering hibernation and how it affects… More..
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Question: Is it okay to be friends with your boss?
Answer: How good a friend did you have in mind?
This is the debate – to get chummy, or not to get chummy. While bosses need to maintain authority amongst staff, it doesn’t mean you need to be an ice king or queen. And while staff need to meet the expectations of their employers, it doesn’t mean …More..
When I was a young boy, Christmas was a magical time. Santa Claus, special church services, spiced smells, wonderful food and everyone in a happy mood. It was a festive time in our home. What wasn’t there to like?
But then, one year (and out of the blue in my young world) my mom told me I had to give everyone a present…More..
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There is a song by Harry Chapin called “All of Life Is a Circle” and I can’t stop singing it. I am pretty sure it has something to do with the ending of another year, the holidays and the winter solstice. The lyrics go:
All of life is a circle, sunrise and sundown
The moon goes through the night time
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The buzz is in the air. People are feeling good. Well, some people. Others are feeling stressed.
The holidays offer a mixed bag of experiences ranging from shopping, family, eating, sharing, parties, laughing, crying, wrapping, unwrapping, and, OH, so much more.
How about we find the purpose…More..
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If there is anything worse than ‘hot as hell’, it’s ‘cold as hell’. Let me tell you, being cold is no fun. I can remember growing up and hating winter.
In western Canada where I lived as a child, the winters were cold. My breath became ice clouds, my face tightened with frost, and forget about breathing deeply …More..
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How many of our life’s successes have sprung from instinct?
Last May my daughter was married. I was just sorting through a pile of papers beside my desk and found her wedding programme; on the back there is a quote by Lord Byron:
“There is no instinct like that of the heart.”