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De-Stress Your Thinking – Part One

There is no doubt that pain and suffering in our lives is something that we all experience from time to time and that it causes us stress. That same pain and suffering can also be the stimulus that triggers a response in us leading to a more peaceful existence. That response might well be physical [...]

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Listening to our children

Why is it important to listen to our children? For them: It helps them to think. Providing a sounding board encourages our children to verbalise their thoughts, thus assisting them in making sense of the world. It shows our respect for them, because they can then see that we value their opinions. It demonstrates our [...]

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Free range education and its lessons for the adults.

I’d like to invite you to think for a moment about those activities that you enjoy doing most now, as an adult, and see if you can remember how you learnt to do them.  Were you taught in a formal way? Did you teach yourself? Did you learn through performing tasks, reading about it or [...]

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Jumping through other people’s hoops.

How much of your life is controlled by others and how much by you? Last month, I was fortunate enough to spend a weekend relaxing and walking in South Yorkshire and the Peak District. The weather was what we optimistically call “changeable” here in the UK! I’m not averse to carrying on walking in a [...]

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Motivation For Downshifters In 4 Easy Stages – Part Two.

Are you committed to downshifting or de-stressing your life but can’t find the motivation you need to take the first step? Are there some external factors in your life, such as hefty mortgage repayments or an unsupportive partner that you feel are preventing you from realising your dream? Some conventional methods for moving ourselves forward [...]

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Motivation For Downshifters In 4 Easy Stages – Part One.

Are you committed to downshifting or de-stressing your life but can’t find the motivation you need to take the first step? Are there some external factors in your life, such as hefty mortgage repayments or an unsupportive partner that you feel are preventing you from realising your dream? Some conventional methods for moving ourselves forward [...]

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Commit to be free

What are you committed to? How does that make you feel – trapped or free? If you yearn for a simple life when you’re actually living in the Rat Race, you’re living by someone else’s values and it’s your commitment to that that forms your prison. Isn’t it amazing that just that little “c” word [...]

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Food: Sustenance or Sacrifice? Part two

In the first part of this article, we looked at our attitudes to food and the way we feed ourselves. We also viewed re-thinking our eating habits as a potential catalyst for change and in particular how this can help us to make the transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. In addition, we considered how [...]

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