30 Days of Affirmations

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Authentic Emotions, Inspiration, Tools | 4 comments Last month, I completed 30 days straight of journaling at least 750 words per day. Having experienced the benefits of this commitment, I’m continuing with another 30 days of 750 words, and this month I’m adding meditation. So far, it’s been great. I feel good knowing that I have these two daily self-care practices and I’m enjoying all the benefits that regular journaling...
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20 Quotes on Self-Care and Self-Acceptance

Posted by on Apr 29, 2013 in Authentic Lifestyle, Blog, Inspiration | 2 comments Here’s a selection of quotes on self-care and self-acceptance to inspire you at the start of the week. Enjoy! :)   Self-Care 1. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball 2. “Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to...
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How to Create a Self-Care Kit

Posted by on Apr 22, 2013 in Blog, Inspiration, Tools | 0 comments This post is adapted from a section in my upcoming book and course on self-care. I wanted to share it today because it highlights one of the most important misconceptions about self-care: the idea that we need to spend lots of money to do self-care ‘properly’. At its root, self-care isn’t so much about what you do, as what needs you’re meeting in the process. An important...
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5x5x5: The Simple Way to Achieve Your Big Hairy Audacious Goals

Posted by on Apr 8, 2013 in Authentic Working, Blog, Inspiration, Tools | 2 comments From the beginning of April, the BWYA blog will be more structured. Each week, we’ll focus on a different aspect of authentic living, including authentic emotions, authentic relationships and authentic lifestyle. This week, it’s authentic working. Do you have any thoughts about the new structure? Let me know. I’ve had a tricky history with goals: I love making them, but I find...
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The Gift of Failure

Posted by on Jan 21, 2013 in Authentic Living, Blog, Inspiration | 0 comments Failure. It’s a dirty word. It’s something we spend most of our lives trying to (and, somewhat ironically, failing to) avoid. One of my favourite recent finds is yogadownload.com. It’s helping me build a regular yoga practice, and keep my internal money monsters at bay, while exposing me to different types, postures and, most importantly, ideas. One video that has been kicking...
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How to Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Posted by on Dec 24, 2012 in Blog, Inspiration | 0 comments Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill, peace, love, happiness – you name it. I don’t know about you, but I approach the Christmas period every year hoping it will be that way. Sometimes it is, and sometimes things happen that cast a dark shadow over an otherwise joyful time. Natural disasters, national tragedies, personal grief, disrupted plans, loneliness, circumstances...
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