February 2012
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Looking for Love? Try the mirror
Okay I know I’ve posted it before (I wrote it in 2010) but I’m going to continue posting it until we start living it:-)
We often seek the validation and love of others before we are able to give it to ourselves. If you‘re looking for love why not give yourself love first?
I‘ve experienced a lot in my relatively short time on the planet; my divorce probably being the most traumatic event of my...
January 2012
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The road to REALITY
The other day I expressed how sad and betrayed I felt over a certain situation. A well meaning friend proceeded to tell me what the lesson was and to proceed with a positive attitude. I know he meant no offence but sadly it doesn’t really work like this. None of us do. It’s ironic, don’t you think that society is so unbelievably happy obsessed that so many can’t bear the...
December 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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Let's just all GET REAL
I had a client who called me after he attended a session and read one of my books. He said “Lisa it’s so refreshing that you’re not perfect and I don’t feel like I’m being judged”.
The truth is that we all look outside at the world through our uniquely tinted glasses and think everyone else is coping and happy and perfect meanwhile the truth is that everybody...
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Why spirituality doesn't smell like pot pourri
I’m in the “industry” so to speak so I often get send all kinds of mails regarding courses etc. You name it, I get it; swimming with the dolphins, astrology, yoga, counselling courses, therapy, dance….
The other day I received a mail regarding a workshop and without getting into too much detail it was all about the teachings of some long lost Tibetan guide. It was very in...
July 2011
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Tales of retreat from a Buddhist Jew
I was born Jewish but found the philosophy rather difficult to apply to real life and so I turned to meditation and Buddhist philosophy 5 years ago following my divorce. At this point I feel I must confess I am, in fact, a meat eating (free range!) Buddhist and so not really a Buddhist but rather a free range meat eating Jewish born woman who studies Buddhist philosophy and meditation but you...
Why we gotta train our brains...through stillness
Contrary to what many of us believe, the objective of meditation is NOT, not to think…that is an almost impossible ask especially for those of us raised in a ‘doing’ society. The aim is also NOT to achieve this almost unattainable sense of inner peace (Please do yourselves a favour and go see Kung Fu Panda 2 for further explanation). The aim is to get in touch with the very parts of ourselves we...
The importance of creativity and imagination on...
Many people tell me that they’re not creative. They tell me that their jobs aren’t creative and that they’ve never done art or painted. The truth is that creative expression has little to do with the activity and more to do with the process of doing it. When I ask perhaps if they’ve taken a different way to work when they’ve been stuck in traffic, they answer yes....
February 2011
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The Science of pain
When we are left without choice, we can only surrender as it is surely the most courageous of acts It seems the world is going through its own crisis at the moment. The other day, at gym, I looked up at the screen and saw Egypt in crisis, Tunisians fleeing for Italy, a cyclone in Australia and half of America underneath massive snow drifts. A little closer to home I have had friends go through...
The 5 minute recipe that will change your life!
So every now and then my body asks my gently if I could possibly be a little kinder to it. It tells me when to sleep, when to eat and even what it needs most. This recipe is one I make when my system is feeling down or lethargic and needs a little lift. I call it the 5 minute recipe that will change your life! · 1 sachet of laska paste · 1 tin of reduced fat coconut milk ...
January 2011
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21st Century Wellness
If your day started with your alarm going off and you dragging yourself out of bed feeling and you’ve been feeling like this for a while, listen up because we’re talking about 21st Century Wellness. What exactly is this concept of “wellness” anyway that seems to be thrown around more than my backside in a spinning class? Well, excuse the pun, but wellness is not the body, fitness or...
September 2010
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Insights from life's unpredictability
I don’t believe in coincidence although I did find myself wondering what my sudden arrest on Friday night for speeding could possibly mean. Let me explain… I had night spent a great evening out with friends and after a couple of sparkling mineral waters (I’m not much of a drinker; in fact I don’t drink at all), I drove home excited about the evening but equally excited to lay my head down...
August 2010
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The wellness treaa
Wellness used to describe going for a massage or eating vegeatables, now thankfully we have a more holistic understanding of the concept. I was pondering how to explain this holistic concept when i looked outside at the trees and it came to me. Just as trees absorb nutrients from the soil and if watered, grow into magnificent specimens, so to are our lives and the aspects thereof dependant of...
The meaning of wellness
So what exactly is wellness? Most people think that wellness relates to health but much more than that wellness is a choice to assume responsibility for the quality of your life. It is first a mindset and then a practical application with the outcome that you feel empowered in every aspect of your life. Feeling empowered means you create a platform for unleashing your greatest...
July 2010
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Harnessing the wind →
I loved this talk on one of my favorite web channels; TED.
This left me sobbing like a baby but is one of the most inspiring stories! Proof that solutions and creativity can come from anywhere irrespective of circumstances and that as long as you never surrender to victimhood, you can do ANYTHING!!
So many of us say “if only had lots of money or power I’d be able to change my...
June 2010
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May 2010
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The value of identity
I’ve been thinking alot about ‘identity’ of late. I read a quote that said “the value of identity is that is so often comes with purpose”
Well this is indeed true and then not at all. You see identity, gone right, comes with purpose. Consciously having an understanding of who we are, what we stand for and our strong and weak characteristics allows us to make choices...
