It’s been almost a year since I updated this blog, and I’m continuing to appreciate life and everything else that comes with it. Things are working out extremely well for my family and me. It’s like life is assisting in…
Tag: Get the Life you Want
The anniversary is upon me…
October brings the anniversary of My OpenLeaf Journey blog and what a great opportunity to reflect on the past year and what it’s brought into my life. During the first week of this blog in October 2011, I wrote…
Sunny September
How different the world appears when the sun is out. One morning (a week or so ago) I woke up at 5.30am after eight hours restful sleep, feeling like I’d arrived in a new place; it was like I’d…
Summing things up….
Trying to sum up what’s been going on in the last few months is challenging in itself. So, to inspire me, I bought cheesecake at my favourite cafe a couple of weeks ago and part way through eating…
An Incredible 4 Months…
I know it’s been four months but so much has happened. Getting my head around things and allowing for events to sink in has been overwhelming and actually, all rather surreal. I’ll summarise everything in my next post, but right now…
Life and Cheesecake
I was drawn to my favourite coffee shop last Friday lunchtime to have lemon cheesecake whilst watching the world go by. Having eaten a few forkfuls, I left the rest until after I had spilled my thoughts onto paper;…
Looking upon pain as a learning opportunity
If you experience pain, have a think about what it is forcing you to do. This week has been a big step forward in terms of identifying the cause of my headaches. This is because I listened to others, tried…
Experiencing Joy
For those of you that read My Writing Notebook blog will already be aware of this – I had a lovely surprise from my family this week on Valentine’s Day. After being told not to arrive home until 7pm (which…
Discovering my Purpose and Passion in Life
Another fantastic and eye-opening week on the self-improvement front, highlights of which are touched upon in this blog. To recap on last week’s blog (Tangible Results), I felt like I had crossed the line and I like this side…
Tangible Results
I’ve made real progress on the happiness side this week. It’s not because of anything specific, but rather an overall feeling of happiness and positivity. It’s almost like I’ve crossed a line somewhere (and I definitely don’t want to go back!). …