grateful Archives - Alison Wem https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/tag/grateful/ Helping people to live their best life; calmness - harmony - wisdom Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:00:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-ysf-course-icon-small.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 grateful Archives - Alison Wem https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/tag/grateful/ 32 32 101304046 Feeling sad when everyone else is happy? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/feeling-sad-when-everyone-else-is-happy/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:51 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=19687 Sadness often goes hand-in-hand with loneliness. You can feel lonely in an unhappy relationship, family or city. Humans are tribal by nature so loneliness is the hardest of conditions. I experienced loneliness as a widow in my 40s. With two children life was very busy but inside I had an Read more

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]]> 19687 Are friends as important as family? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/are-friends-as-important-as-family/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:37:21 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=23806 Family are given to you but friends you get the opportunity to choose. Family often love you unconditionally and stay with you throughout your life. Friends often stay for a period in your life and then drift away. However I have noticed really close friends stay for the duration. Some Read more

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]]> 23806 Happiness: can you sustain the feeling of joy https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/happiness-can-you-sustain-the-feeling-of-joy/ Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:07:52 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=11842 We all want to be happy. As a parent, the greatest gift is for your child to be happy. But how do you go about being happy? Happiness arrives in the moment. It is that feeling of joy that bubbles up from within you. How do you sustain that joy Read more

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]]> 11842 Woman to Woman https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/woman-to-woman/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:23:55 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=10235 I received the following from Menaca Joji, a friend and colleague who has written guest articles for Your Soul Family’s Life and Living blog. She received it from her Mum who lives in Sri Lanka. We both loved it. We do not know who wrote it so I am afraid Read more

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]]> 10235 Dream job. True Love. Happy family. How to have it all in 2019? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/dream-job-true-love-happy-family-how-to-have-it-all-in-2019/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:04:31 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=9750 Feel as good as a bird in full flight….. I’m so glad we’re together in this bright New Year. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably spent some time reflecting on the year that was, and on your goals for the new year – your VISION for what you want. Read more

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]]> 9750 Life is for living and enjoying https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/life-is-for-living-and-enjoying/ Sat, 03 Nov 2018 11:15:36 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=5525 Everybody’s life has its ups and downs. Even in the hardest of lives you can take pleasure in small things. In a the middle of a busy business day I stepped outside for a few minutes to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly I was given an amazing display of a Read more

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]]> 5525 Menaca Joji: My journey from East to West https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/menaca-joji-my-journey-from-east-to-west/ https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/menaca-joji-my-journey-from-east-to-west/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:06 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=5135 Menaca Joji Guest author Menaca Joji shares her story of how she came to leave her beloved Sri Lanka and family in search of a safe home. This early experience has shaped the person Menaca is today. After successfully practising dentistry for over 20 years and building a practice in Read more

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]]> https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/menaca-joji-my-journey-from-east-to-west/feed/ 3 5135 Nature: why is growing your own food so beneficial? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/nature-why-is-growing-your-own-food-so-beneficial/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:59:01 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=5111 Have you ever wondered why pottering in the garden is so popular? It does not look exciting, not much happens, so why do people love it so much? For over 200,000 years humanity has been living and developing on Earth. It is not so surprising that even the hardest of Read more

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]]> 5111 ABC of love: h is for home https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/abc-of-love-h-is-for-home/ Fri, 18 May 2018 12:02:46 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=1825 In your home is where you re-charge your batteries for the challenges in your life. Everyone needs downtime to restore themselves. Good sleep is essential for your well-being as is time and a place for yourself. h is for home and the feeling of security it gives you Some say Read more

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]]> 1825 Home: do we value what it gives us? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/home-do-we-value-what-it-gives-us/ Wed, 16 May 2018 10:32:47 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=1818 I could not imagine what it is like to not have a home and a clean, warm bed to sleep in at night. Yet people sleep rough on our city streets every night, some by choice others by necessity. Yet it is not without its dangers. I remember how upset Read more

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