‘LIFESTYLE’ Archives
COMMUNICATING WITH ANIMALS
COMMUNICATING WITH ANIMALS By MARGRIT COATES ‘If only they could talk’ or ‘if only they could tell us what is wrong’ are statements that I hear regularly during the course of my work as an animal healer and communicator. On these occasions, the animals present may proffer a yawn or give me a knowing look, whereas some are so bored by [...]
BEDTIME COUTURE
RETURN TO SPLENDOUR - WRAPPING UP IN STYLE When it comes to nightwear, the concepts of "warm and comfortable" and "sleek and elegant" often seem mutually exclusive. With today's quality fabrics and sumptuous designs, however, you can enjoy cosy comfort while still looking like a million [...]
LOOKING AFTER YOUR LUGGAGE
HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR LUGGAGE. By JENNY BOWEN. Loosing your luggage whilst on holiday can be considered a nightmare. Unfortunately there are not many things you can do to prevent this, unless you have a state of the art tracking system. However, other stressful occurrences can happen to your luggage whilst in transit, which are [...]
EFFORTLESS SELF ESTEEM
EFFORTLESS SELF ESTEEM. By GARY DOOLEY. The people who worry about their self esteem are those who don’t have much of it. Research shows that people with high self esteem rarely think about it, they just have it, and they have it with effortless and consistent excellence. Zero conscious effort, maximum [...]
DOING WORK YOU LOVE
THE POWER OF DOING WORK YOU LOVE. By JAYNE MORRIS. If you close your eyes for a moment and imagine a magic wand could be waved tonight while you slept and that in the morning when you woke you would have the job of your dreams… What might that job be? What would you be doing? Who would you be working [...]
OVERPOPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
LET YOUR KEYBOARD SAVE THE PLANET. By JASON DREW. Let your keyboard save the planet. Let me first explain why we need to bother. The credit crunch has shaken our global economy, but it will recover. ‘The Protein Crunch’ is far more serious and, if we open our eyes, it is unfolding right in front of us. Our food – protein [...]
MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS
HOW OUR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AFFECTS US. By AYSHA AKHTAR. In the US, there was a recent report of the arrest of a man who tortured and killed his wife's kitten because he was upset the kitten had scratched him. The man was described as hitting the kitten repeatedly with his fists, slamming her into a wall, [...]
SMELL AND SUCCESS
HOW YOUR SENSE OF SMELL CAN HELP YOU SUCCEED. By MARIE YATES. As we strive to become the best versions of ourselves that we can be, we often spend time and money developing our communication skills and considering our body language. We know that building rapport is vital to positive working and social [...]
MAKING THE RIGHT CAREER CHOICES
CAREER CHOICES - DECIDING WHAT SHAPE YOU ARE. By JESSICA MCGREGOR JOHNSON. I was running a career workshop a while ago and found myself talking about round pegs and square holes - an odd subject for a workshop maybe, but actually it is very relevant to making that new career choice. Using my varied career [...]
EASING STRESS
WHY WHAT WE RESISTS PERSISTS. By GARY DOOLEY. When asked how to hold a sword correctly the actor Errol Flynn replied “in the same way you would hold a bird, not too tight and not too loose. If you hold it too tightly the bird dies, but if you hold too loosely it will fly away and you’re left with [...]
