Thoughts about trust …
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Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
~ Stephen Covey
Tips for unlocking stress
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How do you avoid stress and burnout? Is it something you see coming? Or, is it something like “how to boil a frog” … it creeps up on you and is upon you before you know it? Here are some mindsets that may help you “unlock” stress factors in your life.
Friday food treat: Bonito flakes
Bonito flakes are used often used as a garnish in Japanese salads and flavouring in many dishes. When added to a hot dish, the flakes “wave” or “dance” on the surface of the food, which catches the eye of diners! They are in fact a fish product.
Thoughts about feelings …
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Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for truth.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
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Every so often, I am brought back to the purpose of this blog – to seek out the things that make a flexible lifestyle work. With that goes the incumbent learning, and the experiences that accompany the journey. What are the things that make it possible though?
Thoughts about what we say …
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We learn what we have said from those who listen to our speaking.
~ Kenneth Patton
Three tips for managing difficult conversations
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Truly listening to someone is one of the greatest gifts of generosity you can make. It is also a key component to being able to manage difficult conversations. Here are three tips that will aid you in being more effective in ALL conversations – not just the difficult ones.
Friday food treat: Sukiyaki
A recent meal out featured Sukiyaki Hokkaido style! Cooked at the table it was a delicious meal. What’s more it doesn’t look too hard to recreate!
Thoughts about friendship …
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thoughts about love …
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Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.
~ Anonymous
Enjoy Valentine’s Day
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