It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. – Neil Armstrong
If a nation or an individual values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it will lose that too. W. Somerset Maugham, 1874 – 1965 Do you know what you value in your life? What is your vision?...
To give up our story means taking responsibility for our life, for all that has happened to us, and for all that we have made out of it. To do this, it is often necessary to broaden our perspectives from the level of the personality to that of the soul, which is the higher...
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? Kahlil Gibran, 1883 – 1931 Holding and appreciating someone in our heart for many...
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Maya Angelou Are you singing your song? The book Growing through Joy provides you with the necessary tools. To sing your song, learn to breathe and pulse in your natural way to build up your energy level connect...
It is so easy to see the world in terms of black and white. Our leaders tell us it is so, given that they can do no wrong and that all challengers would be a disaster. Our media tell us it is so, by pitting extremes against one another. Multiple choice questions throughout our...
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. Eric Fromm
The following text is taken from the book: Growing through Joy. You can buy this book as a printed version (in Europe) or as an ebook overseas If you pay attention to repetitive patterns in your life, you will probably notice that a particular theme keeps coming back and that it extends from small...
That depends entirely on you. There are many things that happen in your life, some good, some bad, some easy, some hard. But your life is about you and the choices you make. It is not about what happens to you and around you; it is about how you react to those events. I...
Have you ever wondered why people hold on to attitudes and habits that are not good for them? Although life has proven it to them? I have wondered about it a lot in my life, esp. as I saw myself doing it, as well. The resistance to do what’s good for us has many...
In working with life purposes I use the technique of setting goals that are clear images of a desired result: Clear means that you recognise it when it happens. Image means that you engage the right side of your brain to visualise a mental image that serves as a blueprint out of which your...
Gail Sheehy points out that we grow through in challenges of life into leadership The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests. This takes continuous practice. In my book Growing through Joy...
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams. Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. Erma Louise Bombeck, 1927 – 1996
The sense of having failed in life can affect all areas of life. It may lead to work stress and failure in the job, relationship stress and loneliness, depression, and, as a consequence, an increased danger of drug and alcohol abuse. Building self esteem means to learn to realistically acknowledge your strengths and limitations....
Do you have a life purpose? Are you aware of your goals and dreams and do you know how to achieve them? A life purpose is like a light that helps you to focus your energy towards a distant goal and to overcome hindrances and blockages on the way. A life purpose may be...
It’s hard enough to write a good drama, it’s much harder to write a good comedy, and it’s hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is. Jack Lemmon, 1925 – 2001 How often do you sink into the drama and wonder where the homour is? I went through...
To create a garden is to search for a better world. In our effort to improve on nature, we are guided by a vision of paradise. Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, it is based on the expectation of a glorious future. This hope for the future...
The course provides you with information, instructions and tips on the difference between delight and fright in relationships the difference between co-dependent and healthy relationships skills how to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in relationships how to overcome codependent patterns and develop healthy relationship skills Register here
The following text is taken from the book: Growing through Joy. You can buy this book as a printed version (in Europe) or as an ebook overseas You may need to mature inner images that are associated with painful childhood memories to shift your frequency from suffering to joy. These inner images or holograms...