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Archive for April 2007

April 23rd, 2007

I am winning the weight war!

At the start of the year I told you that I wanted to lose weight, to regain my self confidence and self esteem. I started a blog and a podcast to track my progress called Middle Age Shed and I am really pleased to report that I am on track to have lost 42lbs by […]

By anna -- 1 comment

April 23rd, 2007

Creating Our Own Reality

One of my favourite newsletters that I get is from Lou Tice.
Over the weekend he talked about reality - here is a snippet
“you and I are always creating our own reality. The way we see things depends not only on our physical makeup but also on the psychological filters we look through. One of the […]

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April 22nd, 2007

Conveying Feelings Through Songs

I come from a family that always struggled to convey feelings…embarrassed to hug each other when we left, kind of thing. That is why songs have always been a big part of my life. I can put a song on and listen to the words and really connect with the message. I always seem to […]

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April 22nd, 2007

Let’s get the week off to a great start - Positive Thinking Carnival

Albert Foong presents Personal Development - The teachings of the Urban Monk » Blog Archive » Happiness: How to maximise pleasure and joy posted at Urban Monk.

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul posted at Beyond Horizon Coaching.

Joysoriano.com presents Risk […]

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April 21st, 2007

Inspiration and Hope

I received a wonderful e-mail from Amy from New Jersey. She lost her husband who she had been married to only 6 months in a freak accident. She wrote:
“I spent the first few weeks hating the fact my happiness had been taken away, hating the fact that other people get to spend years together, hating […]

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April 20th, 2007

How to Solve Money Worries

Welcome to the April 20, 2007 edition of how to solve money worries. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from someone desperate after being left with no financial security. I know this is a common problem - me too! So each week I will ask for the best posts to help us […]

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April 19th, 2007

My dream of hope

Last night I had one of those dreams again, so vivid. But the dream was that my loved one was looking out for all the people who had recently died. He loved helping people and now I have this wonderful image of him supporting people wherever he is now. Recently my dreams have […]

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April 19th, 2007

Life is short

The events of this week have really affected me, bringing back painful memories. However it has made me realise that I am alive

We understand how quickly life can be taken away so enjoy the moments you have
We understand the pain of loss so support and help others as a way of creating a legacy to […]

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April 18th, 2007

I feel lucky today

 I thought I would share my feelings today - rather strangely I am feeling lucky. I lost the love of my life to illness. It hurt, it still does however illness is part of nature, the human body is an amazing thing and sometimes it breaks down. I can understand that - at the same […]

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April 18th, 2007

How Grieivng is Changing

The shocking events at Virginia Tech made me realise how the internet is changing the world of grief. We used to be on our own with a small group of friends - and it was hard to talk as much as you wanted because you were conscious of the emotional drain on the people around […]

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