But I have realised that with a shift in my mindset I can rewrite my story going forward to being one where I bloom where I am now planted, mindfully stepping into the present moment, taking the lessons learned and using them to guide my choices going forward so that this new community will bring with it the contentment and peace I desire and most importantly, the ability to dance in the rain.
Read MoreSome may argue that I am over simplifying things and that these shifts are all easier said than done. I would argue, all you need is love.
Read MoreMy spirit was trying to tell me something was amiss but I wasn't listening. I am grateful that I am now conscious of why I have felt so crap and that I can encourage the focus of tomorrow to be on the things that matter - the sharing, the caring, the unconditional love, the enjoyment of the moments not the things. Tomorrow I look forwarding to giving and receiving the gifts of unconditional love and laughter in abundance.
Read MoreA Cherokee elder was teaching his children about life. He said to them, “A terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One is the wolf of joy, love, hope, kindness and compassion. The other is the wolf of fear, anger, cynicism, indifference and greed. The same fight is going on inside of you and every other person too.” The children thought about it for a moment and then one child asked, “Which wolf will win?” The elder replied, “Whichever one you feed.”
This story is valuable for me at present as I try to consciously redirect a conversation I am currently having with a number of individuals regarding a community development issue.
Which wolf are you choosing to feed through your actions?
Read More"To warm ones hand by the fire & then to squeeze gently the fingers of another person".
Read MoreI have so much still to learn and for now am concentrating my efforts on trying to ask the right questions and to keep asking even when I feel like I have the answers but I am relieved to be feeling a beautiful sense of contentment knowing that I have identified the source of potential pain and that I have the will to find ways to overcome it.
Read MoreGossip and backbiting
Read MoreThere are lots of ways to bring richness to rural living and it starts with knowing yourself, really intimately, warts and all, taking the time to get to know yourself. Once you know yourself you then have a self-awareness about which activities bring you joy and which ones bring you pain. Armed with this knowledge you can make conscious choices about what you get involved in and what you avoid at all costs.
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It is a tremendously inspiring process to watch and then be empowered by.
Watching Chloe's journey, she have just completed the Annapurna100 to raise money and awareness for the empowerment of women in Nepal.
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