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Second chances
Going through life it is not often that you think about couples splitting up until it happens to you. Only when you are the one experiencing it, it turns out that many around you are in the same boat and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged 30s, 40s, acceptable, angry, arger, arrangements, attempt, confused, confusion, coping mechanism, couple, couples, deal, derailed, divorce, dull pain, emotions, ex-partner, happy, heart ache, life, loss, lost, move on, moving on, no easy answer, pieces, pregnant, priorities, reason, rebuild, red car, rehbreak upbilitation, second chance, somewhere else, split up, tears, universa;, Virginia Satir
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You can do it!
So many times in our lives we have to answer questions, which mostly require one of the two answers – ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Simple, you would think. Not so. Pythagoras commented many centuries ago that “the oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, General Reflections, Life Quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged afraid, amazing, answer, bob the builder, business, can do it, centuries, do it, dwell, enjoy, existence, human, human race, inpire, motto, no, opportunities, opportunity, our lives, power, pythagoras, question, reject, resolution, responsibility, result, reward, surprise, thinking, transform, turn away, upside down, walt disney, yes, you can do it
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Do you want the truth? Ask a child
There is a French proverb “if you want the truth, ask a child”. Recently, I have come to realize that this proverb is very accurate. If you want a true opinion about anything, children will be honest and will tell you the truth. Whether it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Life Quotes, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged children, choice, coffee, dress, family, half-truth, happy, honest, honesty, kids, life, money, mum, mummy, opinion, politically correct, priceless, truth, truthful, work
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What is happiness?
There is no universal definition of what constitutes happiness. Wikipedia defines happiness as “a mental or emotional state of well-being categorized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy”. In turn, Aristotle defined happiness as “the meaning and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged career, children, emotion, emotional, family, financial wealth, friends, happiness, happy, inner-self, kids, life, mental, outcome, positive energy, reward, strength, success, well-being, words of wisdom
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Manners – extinct concept?
We strive to teach our children good manners from a very young age. ‘Please’, ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’ and ‘sorry’ play a big part in our daily lives. Do we succeed in our quest? Taking a train ride a few … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged children, family, manners, parenting, politeness
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Life and business skills – do children know best?
“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires” – Paulo Coelho. There are most … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, Parenting
Tagged be prepared, budget, children, compromise, fun, getting up, happy, life skills, negotiation, parenting, social networking
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Your most important job in life – are you ready?
I am a mother of 2 beautiful and generally well mannered boys, who give me a reason to live and who I would do anything for. However, kids will always be kids! They misbehave, embarrass you in the supermarket, wake up at … Continue reading
'No problems - just projects!' By Jane Garber-Rosenzweig 