Author Archives: Vimala

Let the feelings flow…. and make connections

How do you handle your emotions? Do you express every thought that comes into your head? Do you stuff your emotions deep down and deny that they are there? In between these two extremes is a wide range of emotional … Continue reading

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Helping a 7-year-old regain confidence

One 7-year-old girl’s timid behavior has her parent worried about her emotional health. (Hadley Hooper – For The Washington Post) “She is scared of fires, she says, and of sirens, of ‘bad people’ on the street and of burglars who … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Hello there. I want to start off the new year with a lovely quote from Dr. John C. Maxwell, world-renowned leadership expert. “Work like you don’t need the money Dance like no one is watching Sing like no one is … Continue reading

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Acts of Kindness release Stress

Acts of Kindness release Stress, says Lauren E. Miller, a stress relief expert, breast cancer survivor and author of “Release the Stress around Breast Cancer.” “When you are grateful and practicing random acts of kindness in your life, you end up … Continue reading

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A day of kindness

One of the biggest sources of stress in our lives is not being able to accept parts of ourselves – the negative the more negative and the downright ugly (ok, some of us aren’t so ugly…… right?). I want to … Continue reading

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Being kind to yourself

Keeping with the theme of kindness for this month’s posts, I want to write about another area of kindness that is difficult to practise, especially when things go wrong. Being kind to ourselves. We have all been taught to be … Continue reading

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Kindness

I love reading about kindness and acts of kindness. In my view true kindness is such a difficult thing to practice. Being kind to someone we love or care about is easy. Even being kind to a complete stranger is not … Continue reading

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Stress free Christmas and holidays with Flower Remedies

I am reposting this from last year. It is a really useful article on using Bach Flower Remedies to manage the stress of the upcoming festivities and holiday season. Read on and enjoy a stress free Christmas with your family … Continue reading

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Era of Distraction

We live in an extremely fast-paced world today. So much information is coming at us all the time. With Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and various RSS feeds and news feeds, we are constantly bombarded with news, updates and a lot more information. … Continue reading

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Procrastinating?

A few weeks ago, I had an idea of setting a theme for next year for myself – my business, professional and person life. Rather than set New Year’s resolutions which I lose interest in after 2-3 months (sometimes even sooner), … Continue reading

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