Over the years I have listened to hundreds of clients and students make excuses for not exercising—seriously, I think I’ve heard them all. And I always say ‘the key is finding something you love to do’. So today I’m going to share some of my tips to making exercise more fun: Don’t do it alone. […]
Continue ReadingLove Your Neighbor:They Are Closer Than You May Know
The six degrees of separation theory, popularized by American psychologist Stanley Milgram (1967), explains that everyone is one degree removed from people they know, two degrees from people their friends know and no more than six degrees away from everyone on the planet. Liking scientific explanations I found it interesting that Microsoft came up with the […]
Continue ReadingBah-Humbug and all that jazz!
For so many of us the holiday season is a series of trials and tribulations that we endure each year. Even if you love the holidays I suggest you read on for some ideas about how to truly enjoy yourself this year. Bah Humbug and All that JAZZ For years I have worked with clients […]
Continue ReadingJacqueline’s Top Ten Secrets to Happiness! Part one
I am one of life’s optimists. That’s not to say I don’t have my moments of self-doubt etc. but basically I have a positive outlook on life. Have you ever wondered how some people stay cheery, even when things in life are not going so well? I am going to share with you ten simple […]
Continue ReadingSecrets to Happiness 6 to 10
Last month we looked at five simple ways that you can stay cheery even when your life looks or feels like rubbish. This month I am sharing another five of my ‘life-saving’ tips! 6. Happy People Love Sharing Surprises So, you had a crappy drive to work and road rage is possibly overcoming you. Instead […]
Continue ReadingThis Time Next Year
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Does this sound familiar? We tend to start the New Year setting Resolutions for the year to come, i.e. I will lose 20 lbs, I will go to the gym, or I will give up smoking. I will start a […]
Continue ReadingGiving and Receiving Guide to Holidays without the Hype!
It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving was early in Canada and late in the US, so I managed to do both, which was fun. And here we are racing into the Holiday Season with fears of H1N1 flu, monetary recessions and the obligatory ‘never enough time’. With that in mind, I wanted to remind […]
Continue ReadingBelieve in the Magic of Love
February being the month to celebrate “love” with Valentine’s Day on February 14th had me thinking about “love”. My mind went off in many tangents and I thought I’d share some with you. February Love When we think “Valentine’s Day” most of us think about “romantic love”. That’s the sort of “couples” love that for […]
Continue ReadingChocolate Recipes
It has been said that eating chocolate instigates a biochemical reaction in the body that causes us to feel emotions of “love” and sometimes “lust”. These “feel good” hormones can be stirred-up with some of our favorite Chocolate Recipes…our disclaimer: enjoy with care, you never know what will happen! Jacqui’s “Hot” Chocolate Good old-fashioned hot […]
Continue ReadingSeason’s Blessings
Season’s Blessings! Throughout recorded time it appears that the Autumn and Winter Season has been celebrated with ritual. Ritual is, at its simplest, best described as the habitual performance of some action. At this time of year much of what we consider ritual is believed to have symbolic value, as prescribed by religion or the […]
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