Emotions are the drivers of meaning and purpose! We often say about someone who has a defined objective that they want to achieve when they are actively pursuing it: “She’s on a mission!” Sometimes we observe the activity with admiration, normally when...
FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH – The path to a life of meaning and purpose is paved with small daily actions! The trouble is that ‘life’ simply seems to get in the way. There’s just so much that needs to be done – and so little time for innovation and change....
Word From our Coach – Finding Meaning & Purpose In my younger years I searched long and hard to find the answer to the perplexing question. Feeling sure that there must be an answer out there somewhere. In frustration I wanted to give up the search...
Technology – HeartMath SA HeartMath® is a scientifically validated system of techniques and technologies that will help you to be more aligned and focused. HeartMath is easy to learn and the simple but powerful techniques can be used “in the moment”. HeartMath...
Books – Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck In this book, you’ll start by learning how to read the internal compasses already built into your brain and body–and why you may have spent your life ignoring their signals. As you...
Life keeps throwing us challenges. As we saw with Covid-19, in this globally connected world we are all touched by whatever is happening, no matter how ‘far away’. Resilience is a key quality of those who are best able to respond.
Let’s be clear – there is no quick fix to immediately ‘boost’ your immunity – no ‘wonder supplement’ or ‘power food’ will suddenly strengthen your immune system. However, living a healthy lifestyle does go a long way to keep your immune system strong. This has been found in a recent study showing that exercise may strengthen the antibody response to vaccination – both the COVID-19 vaccines and the annual flu vaccines.
Here in South Africa, there seems to be two active responses on social media to the shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One is a sense of outrage and sadness at the disruption and tragic loss of life. The other seems to be an almost flippant expression of gratitude for being far away ‘down south’ from the conflict zone.
What can those two illustrious South Africans, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ex-President Nelson Mandela teach us about living with cancer? In 1997 a concerned world heard that the man fondly known as ‘the Arch’, aged 65, had surgery for prostate cancer. A few years later in 2001, we were again shocked to hear that Madiba, aged 83, had also been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
One thing we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic experience is that we are not happy when we are separated from others – loved ones, colleagues and even people we do not know. We like to go to restaurants, coffee shops and just hang around people. Not only do we like it, but the pandemic has also highlighted how we need connection for our mental and emotional wellbeing. Sometimes it seems that it is only when things are taken away, that we learn to appreciate their value and importance.