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Bhaktivedanta Manor -Open Day

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I am almost ashamed to admit I had never visited this beautiful manor and grounds until today. My guests and I were made very welcome by the staff and monks and had an interesting time.

The open day had something for everyone, plenty for the children too. I joined my great nephew in having my hand painted and enjoyed a veggie lunch on the lawns listening to the musicians in the sunshine.

The grounds were lovely and the weather made it possible to explore the various gardens and even take in a ride with the working Oxon.

We plan to return on one of the Saturday meditation days and would encourage others to look at their website to see forthcoming events. http://www.krishnawisdom.com

Today’s word…parsimony

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Morning fellow bloggers,

Always encourage a new word everyday. here’s mine! Parsimony:

According to Concise Oxford Dictionary my old faithful:-

The assertion that no more causes or forces should be assumed than are necessary to account for the facts’

Brilliant and known as ‘the psychologists’ value‘.

I remember a client saying how dangerous it was to assume anything!

Assume the best I say.

Race for life -St Albans

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Yesterday my daughter ran 5K for the Race for Life…or should I say she swam it! I was amazed at the runners of various ages who still turned out in atrocious weather, accompanied by their family, friends, children and dogs to support Cancer Research!

My friend and I  joined in the warm up exercises and well done to the fitness instructor for trying to motivate the crowds in the rain.

One has to feel sorry for all involved including the organisers, St John’s Ambulance etc who had to stand around in the pouring rain and keep motivating, supplying refreshments and tend to the runners 5 and 10K and the walkers.

Well done Katie for not crying off and running in memory of our family members that we lost to Cancer. Trainers still drying!!!

Thanks again to all her sponsors.

 

Eudaimonia -being your best self

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I know a lot of people that will admit to being a glass half empty person and have no intentions of changing that status. For those of us that are optimists and run their lives from a positive position we find this a strange concept.

I read with interest this weekend that optimism can be hereditary and the rest we can opt to be and/or learn which affirms to me to a certain degree we do still have a choice.

Life is indeed short and we don’t know what is round the next corner or what life holds in store, but by adopting a positive attitude it will give us a better chance of coping with the negative aspects.

As Aristotle said: True happiness was not feeling good but eudaimonia’

With ‘eu’ meaning good and ‘daimon’ meaning spirit.

He also had the same mantra as my amazing Mother ‘be true to oneself’ which is indeed the road to wellness and an excellent point to start the week on.

Recommended reading ‘The Glass half full’  by Suzanne.C.Segerstrom

 

 

NLP Life Skills – get reading

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The mature student stopped working for the day and is now wading through her course work and reflective reading is sending out positive energy to all her fellow study buddies…even the ones that don’t know her.

Keep at it, read those books that maybe you think ‘that’s not for me’ as it probably is and/or may well be for somebody you have yet to meet and help. Fingers crossed this week’s assignment with tutor is well received.

Thank God it’s Friday, been a few challenges this week and disappointments that just make one realise the rest is pretty darn good. All down in the Journal and case study notes for my own lovely Life Coach Lorna.

Not beaten yet..are we? Pimms o’clock, listening to music and onto my next assignment and a weekend of serious reading.

Positive attitude and mindfulness

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Isn’t it funny how even those of us that know about applying a positive attitude in all we do and the value of mindfulness forgot sometimes to do either!

I found myself guilty as charged yesterday during some driving training and quickly had a stern word with myself to concentrate, be in the moment and focus on the positivity in what I was doing.

So today’s mantra is ‘practice what you preach’ alongside the four given to me yesterday by my amazing instructor Nigel.

I will ‘be driven’ and behave better next session.

Reason without emotion is nothing…

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Watching ‘The Brain A Secret History’ recently I felt the programme makers certainly made the audience think. From my NLP notes from the episode;

Various case studies were included; results proved what the impact of our emotions have on our capacity to reason and often decisions are based on cognitive reaction than feelings, Nevertheless;

‘Reason without emotion is nothing, How crucial empathy is to knowing who you are!’

It’s all a case of understanding why we do something and whether that something is useful or detrimental to us in our lives.

Embracing changes that will improve our well-being and being hopeful rather than fearful and more in control of our emotions, relationships with others and our future’s progress.

 

The power of knowledge

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Today I am continuing my NLP course and writing about the benefits of re-training.  I had several discussions last week with colleagues about the theory of being told one is ‘over-qualified’ a phrase I hate!

As part of my reflective reading for this course and copious notes taken during reading   ‘Many Lives, Many Masters’ by Dr Brian Weiss. I particularly like the following quotes and my mantra for today and.. always:-

‘Be receptive to new knowledge and to new experiences, the task is to learn to become god like through knowledge.’  And ….’listen to dreams and intuition and things fall into place’

 

Positive energy

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Is it real or is it a myth that we tend to feel in a better mood Friday morning? Today of course this feeling is likely to be enhanced as the sun is shining which immediately encourages us to think…anything is possible, which of course it is.

There is no doubt that more and more people seem to be coming more spiritually aware, looking  for alternative ways of applying and expanding their people skills.

NLP may well be the answer for many and more and more sectors are looking towards applying these holistic ways to business and health recovery.

It isn’t a secret that being positive helps the human body in more ways than one…and not just because it is Friday and it’s the weekend.

Stay positive and drink plenty of water get the body and mind balance right.

 

Back to driving…with Nigel Smart

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Having just returned to driving after a long break my first experience was very positive.

Huge thanks and appreciation to Nigel Smart, a Hertfordshire driving instructor who also helped my teenage daughter pass her test.

Nigel’s approach to teaching is refreshing, he reads his pupils well and has an amazing karma. I thoroughly recommend Nigel for learners of all ages.

Here’s to the next lesson.