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There’s a line in Star Wars (Episode IV – or the first Star Wars for those of you who are old enough to remember it coming out in 1977!) where Princess Leia says to Grand Moff Tarkin “The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers”. Now I realise that there probably isn’t a Grand Moff amongst you reading this, or that you are trying to control Star Systems in the Universe! ☺ However, it’s quite a good metaphor for life, don’t you think?

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I was reflecting back on my ponderings from last week and a phrase came to mind that has stuck with me “if you haven’t got anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. Now this is a phrase I’ve heard a few times throughout my life and it’s always been in relation to talking about other people. It makes a lot of sense really, especially bearing in mind that energy follows thought. So, if you think good things good energy will flow to the person you’re thinking about, and vice versa.

Now the… Continue

I was in the supermarket the other day and overheard a person saying to her friend “I’ve done my good deed for the day and helped someone pick up their shopping. So now I can relax”. I thought “how great that she’s recognised an opportunity to help someone out who needed it”. Very often people walk past each other either oblivious to the fact that someone could use a helping hand, or worried that if we try to interfere/help we might have our offer rejected, or (quite often) we look to see if any… Continue

“Do, or do not. There is no try”. Remember that line spoken by Yoda in the film “The Empire Strikes Back”? This was when Luke was going to “try” to do something using the Force. How many times have you found yourself saying the same thing? I know I used to.
The thing with the word “try” is, that it almost sets you… Continue

The thing about noticing things about other people is, the more we notice them, the more we notice them! What I mean by that is, if you notice someone doing something that you find irritating or annoying, the more you pay attention to it a) the more you’ll find they do it and b) the more you’ll begin to notice other things that you find irritating. It’s the same as anything in life really – the more you put your attention on something, the more likely you are to notice more of it. I am finding t… Continue