Food for thought

On the train to Mum on Monday for my weekly visit which always include fresh flowers. And on that note I wanted to share a quote by Anne Frank that really resonated with me and is a very good reminder to be present in our daily actions.  

"Dead people receive more flowers than dead ones because regret is stronger than gratitude"

 

Being mindful

Marbella April 2015

Last week I finished my 6 week Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) course which was truly incredible. I’m constantly trying to improve myself and get further along on my 'spiritual road', and the CBT course helped me with that, as well as helping me gain more control over my overactive mind.
The concept of “mindfulness” that they teach you about, is simply amazing. I now meditate (guided meditation, otherwise I often lose focus) on average 5 times a week, usually just before going to bed.
By fully focussing on one of my senses, the worry reduces (I’m prone to worry!), as the brain can’t possibly be at two places at once. Really and truly you’re actually just tricking your body and your mind! :-)
But it helps me go to sleep and not let worrying thoughts take over. I have developed a whole new relationship with my thoughts, and I’m now looking to take a further self help course as I think there is always room for improvement! To be continued..

Quote

My eight year old(!) pink Smythson organiser, which is also my diary, comes with me pretty much everywhere I go!

As part of my six week CBT course, I'm writing daily mantras (or affirmations should you prefer) in my diary as I get up.

But this morning, I accidentally overheard from the television as "House" was on in the background, and he (the main character Dr. House) said something that had me think...  

So today's spiritual exercise was just writing down a quote from an American TV series. Well hey ho, here it goes:

"It's what life is. It's a series of rooms and who we get stuck in those rooms with adds up to what our lives are."

Sneaky snoozing pic by hubby

"Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." Elizabeth Stone

Great beauty tips from Roald Dahl

Wise Words

Pretty much sums it up ;-)

Happy Easter lovelies!
 xxx

Happy Weekend!

"The trick is to enjoy life.

Don't wish away your days,

waiting for better ones ahead.”

- Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Have a great Friday & a very happy weekend!

"The secret of health for both mind and body 

is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, 

but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly." 

- Siddhartha Gautama 

Emotional freedom

 The Maldives, October 2011

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. 

I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, 

tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, 

and I’m going to be happy in it." 

- Groucho Marx

Today's early Spring outfit

"Be deliriously happy, or at least leave yourself open to be"
- Anthony Hopkins (from Meet Joe Black)

Happy Friday folks!

XO

Happy Friday!

Sean this morning, still suffering from runny nose and chesty cough

Today I plan to hoover the flat, drop Sean off at nursery, get my hair professionally blow-dried, go grocery shopping, make prawn egg dill sandwiches (Scandinavian style) for dinner (and try and resist a cold glass of crisp white wine!) and watch a dvd, The Tourist, with Angelina Jolie with the man, curled up in bed.

And with that, I leave you with some food for thought:

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it." - Groucho Marx

HAVE A SPLENDID WEEKEND! XOXO

Happy Friday, darlings!

Miami 2006

"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare." - Dale Carnegie

Paving a new road

I really like this Dolly Parton quote. Its so true - we are definitely in charge of our lives/ our destiny!

Most of us live our lives in the rush of the rat race, but I think every now and then it's important to check in with yourself and try to keep track of what you've done (or haven't done) to acheive your aspirations, accomplish a goal, or perhaps just looking back and see what you don't like, and then do something about it.

This is a reminder for me that there are some things that I am not entirely happy with but am tolerating them (it could be anything from a really small issue that just irritates you, i.e a stain on the wall etc to something more significant that you have been putting up with) so that is now where I will start paving a new road.

food for thought

Oman, January 2007, was a real adventure

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

-Mark Twain

The power mind of the mind...

Something to think about, right?

A favourite Carrie quote

Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away."

- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City

I really love this

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Feeling alive

Good morning! I'm pottering around the flat with my new slippers on at the moment (yup, I've bought yet another pair!). As you can see from the pic above, the sun is really strong and shining through our blinds.

I'm feeling good and refreshed after consuming no alcohol this weekend and going to bed early. Today it's just really good to be alive! A little tip from me is to try and find something to feel good about every day! :-)

Well, we are 0ff to the park for a stroll soon and most likely going out somewhere nice to have lunch later on, and in the meantime, here is some relevant food for thought this morning, quoted by none other than Oscar Wilde:

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

Read it and remember it

Evening! I just came across the below quote and its so good and spot on that I am itching to share it with you:

“For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time to still be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time and remember that time waits for no one.

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you’ve had a drink, until you’ve sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”

-Alfred D. Souza