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Relaxation: eat a meal at a table

For many of us today is the first day back at work. How did you get on with ensuring you got 15 minutes downtime? If you have not managed it, there is still time this evening – perhaps a lovely bath or listening to a favourite piece of music.

Do remember this time is for you and should not be done alongside a task like making dinner….

Here is another suggestion for relaxation   – eat a meal at a table with a friend, colleague or loved one.

Humans are social beings and have greater feelings of well-being when they feel more connected to others. As you are sitting it helps your body to move out of the ‘fight or flight’ mode and your digestion improves. You will be inclined to eat less which helps all of us who are watching our weight. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

December is a good time to say ‘thank you’

December is a good month to say ‘thank you’ to your loved ones for being in your life and for all they do with and for you.

Thank you to partners who has worked hard all year to build a home and provide for their family.

Thank you to the mothers who have brought together a happy Diwali, Christmas or any other festival in your culture on top of their normal family duties.

Thank you to friends who have just been there for you, to laugh and cry with you.

Thank you to the children who have brought joy and love into your life even if it also brings you challenges. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Serious illness: an opportunity for personal growth

Serious illness in either yourself or a loved one can cloud your life and make living hard.  Yet our most challenging moments can also be an opportunity to learn a life lesson. Perhaps this is an opportunity to practise unconditional love, patience or listening without judgement.

Tense times waiting for a medical result is

By Alison Wem, ago

True love carries you through life

True love comes in many guises.  We love our parents, partner, children, friends and life itself.

Nurturing love:

We are nurtured by our parents love and in our turn nurture our own children.  Nurturing love is not just about teaching young people how to behave, reason and love; it is being there when things in their life go wrong.  True love might show as listening to them when a friend at school is unkind to them, helping to find an alternate route in life when a key exam is failed.  Being a parent does not stop when the child leaves home. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Your calmness: crucial tips you are not told

Knowing how the world works helps you feel calmer

Did you know?

  • the highest thought is always that thought which contains joy
  • the clearest words are those that contain truth
  • the grandest feeling is the feeling which is called love.

Joy, truth and love are interchangeable. 

By Alison Wem, ago

Creating Your Soul Map; e-book launched

NB; Instructions on obtaining the Kindle reader app is at the end of this article.

Thank you everybody who pre-ordered my book on Amazon.  I really appreciate your support in helping me to get the mighty Amazon engine working for me.

When I uploaded the book it was number 56,342 in my genre!  Wow now that is a challenge to get the book seen.  Just through the pre-orders this moved to number 20,335.  How good is that!!

If you have not looked at the book, now is your chance.  The book is fully launched so you can use the Amazon ‘look inside’ facility to sample the first chapter.  Creating Your Soul Map provides techniques to know yourself better and to build your personal calmness so you can operate more effectively at work and at home.  It is a short book which introduces these new techniques, the background on the templates to aid choosing and gets you started. read more

By Alison Wem, ago