A very lovely lady gave me a gift of some rosary beads which she bought in India.  As I grew up a Catholic I’ve had many sets of rosary beads but these are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.  I no longer say the rosary and I was perplexed as to what to do with them for a while, then I had the inspired idea to say a gratitude rosary.  Now as I go to sleep I touch each bead (60 in all) I say something that I’m grateful for.  Now these beads sit on my bedside table and every time I look at them I remember all that I have to be grateful for. Continue reading →

Imagine if you developed the habit of being grateful for everything that happens in your life, the good and the bad, how much easier your life would be.

• You would start to recognise the gift in your problems and also recognise where you need to make changes to improve your situation.
• Instead of focusing on what was missing from your life you would be grateful for what you desire as if you already have it, therefore making it so much easier to manifest your dreams Continue reading →

Start your new year by focusing on being grateful for being you.  Each day think about the things that you like about yourself; this could include your appearance, nature, personality, intelligence and so on.  Then give thanks for all of the strengths that you have and give thanks for all of the challenges as well.

By focusing on gratitude rather than trying to change yourself you move into a state of consciousness that makes life easier.

Christmas is the time of year when we traditionally give gifts and I encourage you to be generous in your giving, but not to the point where you make life hard for yourself. Continue reading →

One of the definitions of generosity is “to be  free from pettiness in character and mind” and as we are entering the Christmas season I felt this was particularly apt.  It never ceases to amaze me how perfectly nice people can become completely self absorbed and lacking in consideration of others at this time of year.

This week think about:

1.  Are there any old grievances you are hanging on to?

2.  Are there any ways you act petty towards people in your life, particularly family members you may only see once a year?

3.  Do you allow stress to take you away from the person you want to be?

One of my life coaching students never got on with a co-worker, so when she took a long leave of absence he jumped for joy.  However, by the time she returned to work he was doing my course and he decided he could act more generously towards her, so he organised a morning tea to welcome her back.  Admittedly the woman was very suspicious of his motives at first, but that one generous gesture changed the dynamic of their relationship.  He later said that while they would never be friends they had learnt to treat each other with respect.