Choose how you feel

Choose how you feel

Anthony Robbins said: “You are the source of all your emotions. At any moment you can create or change them. You can decide to feel good right now, simply because you’re alive, simply because you want to.” I found this quote at the bottom of a page in my diary. Out of...
Life isn’t fair – Lynette Beer

Life isn’t fair – Lynette Beer

I am a declared optimist. Negative people give me the jitters and I cannot get out of their company fast enough. But I am also a realist – I have made peace with the fact that life is not fair and I do not engage in endless conversations about potholes,...
Compassion fatigue – Lynette Beer

Compassion fatigue – Lynette Beer

Strange times bring with them new challenges and a new vocabulary. Years ago we were exposed to phrases like grassroots level and transformation and we soon incorporated these words into our private dictionaries. Who would have thought that terms like lockdown,...
Where do you need a push?

Where do you need a push?

We all know people who are waiting for times to change, fortune to show its face, or the intervention of others to make a difference in our lives. I have news for you – nothing in life happens by itself. Except aging, which will happen, regardless of our input....
Finding Your Most Productive Hours

Finding Your Most Productive Hours

Self-employed professionals can choose which hours they work. Likewise, many companies offer flexible hours and work-from-home options to their employees. This means that millions of working professionals now have the opportunity to work at the times they feel alert...
Not as cool as it looks

Not as cool as it looks

It’s not as cool as it looks There are more songs shaming Millennials than any other generational group. Hilarious songs, composed by……. Millennials, of course. I remember a quote by one of my professors (probably not his own wisdom): “Youth is such a marvellous...
Be Authentic

Be Authentic

Are you trying to be who and what others want you to be or are you authentic? Most of us would answer that we are our authentic selves, but there is more to this challenge than we realize. Authenticity is not something that some people have and others do not. It is a...
How to Dance with Life

How to Dance with Life

How can positive thinking benefit your mental wellness? There is not a single person who hasn’t had bad days, hasn’t gone through struggles, or hasn’t faced difficult challenges in their life. To excel in life you, unfortunately, must experience these ups and downs to...
When Your Body Shouts “Help Me”

When Your Body Shouts “Help Me”

  In February we are focusing on how to be confident in business.  There are various external things that we can do to build our confidence, like making sure the outfit you wear to that all important meeting fits you well and complements your figure.  You can...
Make this Year a Year of More

Make this Year a Year of More

Self-care is very topical at the moment.  According to Google Trends, the number of searches for “self-care” has more than doubled since 2015.  And psychologists have even identified a fourth type of intelligence, name Adversity Quotient (AQ) – the intelligence that...
A New Year and a New You

A New Year and a New You

A new year and new you – keeping to your new year’s resolutions. I hope that you decided that 2022 is going to be YOUR year – a year where you transform your old habits into new ones. And the year where you actually keep your new year’s resolutions! But to...
Abandon Yourself to Abundance!

Abandon Yourself to Abundance!

Start living a life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for mind, body, and soul. We live in a very scary world. Many of us are afraid of ‘what’s to come.’ The uncertain future may seem grim and may cause a downward spiral,  increasing negative thoughts and...
Mental detox is vital for your well-being

Mental detox is vital for your well-being

Mental detox is vital for your well-being How would you rate your current mental wellness? We all have been challenged over the past two years and have experienced how our mental health (our emotional, psychological, and social well-being) can impact and affect our...
Mindful Living

Mindful Living

Whenever I think of the concept of mindful living, I picture a beautiful Buddhist temple. It just comes to mind and I’m in the state of meditation with the chanting in the background – how serene ! When I started my health and healing practice I went deeper into...
October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month People observe October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and with the current global focus on the pandemic, it is almost as if other health matters have disappeared. However, breast cancer and other cancers are still very...
Garden Day | A new garden on a low budget

Garden Day | A new garden on a low budget

  This summer, are you looking around your garden and finding that it needs a change? There are many reasons why a garden might need minor changes or even a complete overhaul. Here are some reasons why you might want a garden makeover Plants have outgrown their...
Locally Grown Medicinal Plants

Locally Grown Medicinal Plants

It is September! Spring is in the air and the change of seasons come with the excitement of warmer and longer days.  We are all keen to get outdoors and just enjoy the beauty of nature as new life is beginning to show all around.  In South Africa we are also...
Don’t let work hi-jack your holiday

Don’t let work hi-jack your holiday

  Don’t let work hi-jack your holiday. Not all stress is bad, yet it is never intended to be experienced 24/7! Chronic stress, without recovery, depletes energy reserves which leads to burn-out. Therefore the importance of taking a proper break and...
Celebrating Heritage Day

Celebrating Heritage Day

Celebrating our heritage This week we will be celebrating Heritage Day across South Africa – a day when we recognize the celebration of the cultural wealth of our nation.  We usually spend the day remembering the cultural heritage that makes up the population of South...
5 Methods to Prevent Burnout

5 Methods to Prevent Burnout

5 Methods to Prevent Burnout The pandemic has left many people feeling helpless, depressed and has taken its toll on people’s mental health and wellbeing. It is a global impact of the pandemic and the whole world acknowledged this situation on 10 September when it...
My bags are packed for traveling

My bags are packed for traveling

Outside my comfort zone… One of the reasons why I LOVE traveling is how it has the potential to take you outside of your comfort zone.  There are so many studies that have shown that traveling is not only essential for getting some rest and relaxation, but that...
(RE)BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

(RE)BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

    This year have tested all of us to a degree unknown to us, our mothers, and sisters.   Not only have we seen our lives, our “normal”, being ripped away but we have also lost contact with our customer, friends, and family.  We have seen businesses, with...