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“Who Is The One?”
If you want to make changes in your life....
‘Who Is The One?’ ....that will do it for you?
If you find that you want to make changes, before jumping right in and starting that extreme diet, and making severe and radical changes to your lifestyle (which you will probably come to resent and just rebel against) take some of that enthusiasm and share and explore some of our A to Z Steps
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[ One Step At A Time ]

Affirmations ....Gratitude!
Thank-you for this day, every second of it,
exactly as it is, exactly as I am!
Anyone who knows me, will know how strongly I believe in the power of positive affirmations to effect change... however, I have discovered that there is an element to using positive affirmations that can cause stress and rebellion, unless you are mindful of this aspect.
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Is Judgement Day.... Everyday for You?
Are labels, descriptions, evaluations, analyses, judgement... synonymous with your thoughts and what you say?
When we constantly choose to classify or label whether it be good or bad, right or wrong, we cause chaos in our thoughts and turbulence within ourselves and our life....
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The Power of Forgiveness
 “Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and
expecting the other person to die.” -- Unknown
I come from a long line of grudge holders.
As much as I would like to deny it, I am an expert at holding grudges myself. I can get my feelings easily hurt, have high expectations for others, and have a tendency to be hyper-critical and judgmental.
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What's wrong with me?
I go to a yoga class at 8pm on Wednesdays despite the fact that I'm a morning person and don't feel like doing too much in the evenings.  I started more than a year ago, pay each semester and the only class I've missed is when the starter motor in my car chose that moment to give up.
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Getting Back on the Bike
Sweating and pedaling up a hill in Vermont, my cycling companions and I began to bemoan the inevitable soreness we'd face the next day. We were all middle-aged, and we were all on vacation, exerting ourselves more than usual.
We knew we were going to pay.
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Appreciating Failure!
Just the word “failure” can send shivers down our spine. If you’re like me and many of my clients, you’re probably not a big fan of failing.  However, if you think about some of your biggest failures in life, haven’t they taught you a great deal and been extremely valuable to your growth, your development, and even your happiness in hindsight?
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The Early Bird
Right off the bat, I’ll tell you that I am not a morning person. I loved my Dad more than life, but I’m still angry at him for getting me up early one morning to “hear the crack of dawn.” And I really don’t give a flying flip if the “early bird gets the worm.” However, I am a late night roamer which probably explains why I am not healthy, wealthy, or wise – you know…” early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” So you probably can ascertain that I have seen a lot more sunsets than sunrises in my lifetime....
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Be Gentle With Yourself!
Do you sometimes question yourself to the point that you make yourself dizzzzy.... wondering at the purpose of it all. Laying awake, instead of getting a good nights sleep, only to wake up in the morning feeling exhausted by the thought of your normal routine. Then, go through the day chastising yourself for unhealthy habits, overloading on caffeine to keep yourself going, eating the wrong foods, bingeing on sweets and chocolate bars to give you that sugar boost....
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Anger
The word Anger, according to the dictionary definition is extreme displeasure and antagonism, and derives from the Latin word ‘angere’ meaning “to strangle”. Most people experience anger at some or other time in their lives, and varies in degree depending on a persons disposition, the circumstances and events causing their displeasure, their ability to understand the cause of their anger, how they cope with their emotions and feelings, and their ability to resolve the underlying core issue.... Read More

Meditation
Meditation is important because it releases stress and tension from the mind as well as the body. While the body is at rest, the mind empties itself and you emerge from meditation physically revived and more mentally alert. It can also help you to look inward and analyse your personal thoughts and feelings...... Read More

Driving Ms. Perfect
Many of us put an unnecessary amount of pressure on ourselves trying to be ‘perfect’ or Trying to lead ‘perfect lives’.  We strive for what we consider the ‘ideal’ – the ‘perfect relationship’ and the ‘perfect partner’, the ‘perfect house’ and the ‘perfect job’ and of course the ‘perfect image’ and the ‘perfect looks’....
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Making Mistakes
Having a rich, full life is practically synonymous with making lots and lots of ‘mistakes’ .....and learning from each and every one of them! It’s when we become too afraid of ‘Making Mistakes’ that we hit a dead end in our life, plonk ourselves in a rut, stunt our growth, or feel stuck and unable to move forward with our aspirations...... Read More

Depression
At some time or another we all experience some type of depression. The effects of depression can be short or long term and can have a minor impact or become disabling. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders and comes in varying forms from a mild, self-limiting down in the dumps type feeling, to a full blown attack of life-threatening, suicidal depression. Psychiatrists report that there are two types of depression exogenous and endogenous....... Read More

Is fear the Face in the Mirror?
It affects us all at times...  Walking through a deserted car park at night, or facing a large, unfriendly dog - many common situations can arouse feelings of fear in even the most confident and capable of people. This response is natural, normal and useful, because fear sharpens the senses, gives extra strength and quickens reactions, helping you to respond to danger..... Read More

Need To Fall Apart!
Do we always need to be strong? ...self-confident, secure, self-assured and know exactly what we are doing? Healthy, Happy and Wise, knowing exactly what we will do next?
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Visualisation - Are you imagining yourself fat?
Mental pictures can be a powerful force to aid and empower you or to make you ill and unhappy depending on how you use your imagination and what you tend to visualise. Visualisation can be used to attain almost any goal, to heal yourself, or to improve your health and self-esteem.
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Upon Reflection
Two weeks ago I had a very powerful reminder of denial.
I went to see somebody who I have not seen for a long time, Stephen is a very honest man and during our conversation he said to me “I know we all gain weight as we get older but you have gained a lot of weight, what is going on?”  I certainly appreciated his honesty as difficult as it was to hear.
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A Little Bit of Appreciation Goes a Long Way
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful and influential people in the world today. Her life-story of the difficulty, poverty, rape, teen pregnancy, and pain that occurred in her early years are well-known and documented.
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Words
Words those intangible objects that have no form or
substance, made up of a compilation of letters either in the
English language or any other language for that matter. Words have so much power over the human mind and yet you can't feel them or touch them, taste them or smell them.
Or can you?
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Toilet Paper
Toilet Paper is one of those insignificant commodities that you just can't do without. When you go shopping it's one of those things that you just automatically stick in the trolley, and you can buy really cheap or really expensive toilet paper. Plain, greyish white in single ply, or pretty colours with patterns in baby soft double ply. I even recently discovered you can buy quilted toilet paper, for that luxurious pampered finish. If you like to harmonise your bathroom you can even mix and match your toilet paper to make it that special accessory that adds the finishing touch..... Read More

How many heads have you bitten off today?
"Matt hurry up and eat your cereal we are late for school...aah for heavens sake Matthew, you are spilling your milk all over the place... Matthew Michael Smith you are driving me insane with your whining this morning..."
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Make Simple, Realistic Changes!
Make realistic changes to your eating and activity habits in a series of small steps. Set gradual goals you can achieve and measure. For example, first switch from full-fat to reduced-fat dairy products. Once you’ve mastered this, change to low-fat dairy products. Focus on changes you know you can stick to.
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Entitlement and True Hunger
Did you know that you are entitled to eat whatever you want in front of anyone REGARDLESS of your body size? You many not feel entitled to eat comfortably until you have reached your desired body weight. You might even be afraid people will judge you when they see you eat and think that you shouldn't be eating because you are so overweight.
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Pampering and Indulgence can Revitalise
the Body, Mind and Spirit
Thank you for all your wonderful emails and feedback. It’s wonderful how empowering positive comments and compliments can be. It’s so easy to see our mistakes, and we usually know soon enough when we are doing things wrong. Especially when it comes to our bodies! We eat too much, and feel heavy and stagnant. We have too little sleep, and wonder why we are tired, listless and stressed...
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Radical Change
Good Hair Days.... and those Blonde Moments!
Isn't it amazing how having your hair done changes your attitude about life; Your looks and your confidence?
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How to Flex your Courage Muscles
Courage is synonymous with ‘guts’. We all have guts. Those weird and wonderfully contorted ropes of muscle that fill the abdominal cavity. And since we all have these ‘guts’ then we all have the ability to work on developing courage through regular exercise...... Read More

Take Responsibility for What You Believe!
There are days when the responsibility of a healthy eating plan and life-style seem like just to much hard work.
AND, I really want to eat what I want when I want,
without taking the time to shop for healthy food,
or the preparing of such food...
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Silence, Stillness and Rest
How much time do you spend outdoors? When was the last time you watched the sun set? What do you do to RELAX?
When we think of children we tend to think of ‘whirlwinds of energy’ but if you observe children (especially your own) or think back to when you were a child – most children are incredibly good at RELAXING. I mean, have you seen how patiently they observe.....
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40 days and 40 nights..... a different diet perspective!
I recently watched a movie on video which quite literally had me rolling on the floor with laughter (rotfwl). As you might have guessed from the title of this article, the video was called '40 days and 40 nights'. Very briefly the story is about a young man who has had a break up with his girlfriend, six months before.
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How to be positively Selfish
I once read somewhere that the quickest way to ‘control’ a woman, to literally take a stab at her spirit is to call her ‘fat and selfish’. I happen to know the same words work equally well to deflate a man’s ego. The problem I believe is that most people lump the word ‘selfish’ under the same category as ‘evil’, ‘undesirable’ and ‘sinful’. This is most unfortunate because I’m on a mission to help people re-define the word!
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Powerful Affirmation Technique
I honestly believe affirmations are vital to bring about positive change. Sometimes the manner in which we verbally say and repeat affirmations and the techniques we use, can be more important. Here is a technique that might benefit you when wanting to activate a change in yourself by repeating affirmations....... Read More

Mental Energy - Mind versus Matter
Most people believe that your mind and your thoughts have an influence on your physical body. A test study once revealed that often your mental picture or visualisation of yourself is manifested in your physical body. In other words if the mental image of yourself is overweight or ‘fat’, then that is indeed what you will be. Even when you diet and eat the right foods, exercise and do the right things, you might indeed take those extra kilograms off, but if your mental image, the picture you have of yourself doesn't also lose the weight, then you will just put that weight right back on.
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