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- How To Enjoy Your Life To The Fullest - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Kimberley CohenWith the increasing demands and expectations we often place upon ourselves, as well as the pace of life quickening for many, or the feeling of time running out, it can be difficult to enjoy life to the fullest. We are either reliving or feeling stuck in the past, complaining and stressed ...
Views: 1587 - Set Aside Your Differences This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Kimberley CohenWe are all connected to the same consciousness but we’re all different. Could you imagine if we were all the same? What a boring or scary existence that would be. Even though identical twins may look exactly the same, their personalities vary. These differences are what make us all ...
Views: 1578(2 votes) - Love Is Your Choice To Give Or Withhold - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2013 from Kimberley CohenWho would have thought that a little four letter word could contain such magnitude and have an impact on people in ways you never knew were possible. This word is empowering, inspiring, moving, heart warming, humbling, kind, gentle, spoken or unspoken. The word I'm referring to is LOVE. It ...
Views: 1570(2 votes) - Stressful Times? 7 Tips to Addding "Ah" Moments to Your Day - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenAdding "ah" moments to your day is like sipping on a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, or drinking a cup of warm cocoa or tea on a cool winter’s eve, or gazing at the stars in the midnight sky, or paddling a kayak or canoe on the still morning or evening waters. These surreal times ...
Views: 1519(1 vote) - What Relationship Goals Can Do For Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Kimberley CohenRelationship goals benefit you emotionally and spiritually as well as enrich your day to day experiences and connection to yourself, others, and the divine creator. Many people concentrate on business, personal, or physical goals which are very beneficial, but all too often they overlook or ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - 10 Steps You Can Take When Your Anger Button Is Pushed - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2012 from Kimberley CohenSome days you may feel like you are walking around wearing a sign that must say, "Push My Anger Button". This person, and in some cases more than one person, or even this article may turn your calm into a storm. You were just fine until someone said _______ or did _________, that to you. ...
Views: 1487 - Why Appreciation Is Important In Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2013 from Kimberley CohenWithout appreciation, life feels dull and lifeless. All the beauty, goodness, vibrancy, peace, light, love, kindness, mystery, magic and miracles go unnoticed and, what a shame that would be. It's important to acknowledge and share appreciation because there is much in life to be thankful ...
Views: 1484 - Stuck in Day to Day Routines? - 7 Tips to Feel Inspired - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenIt doesn’t take much for me to feel inspired. It can be ignited just sitting on the back porch and feeling the warm sunshine on my face, or the cool breeze rustling my hair, or sipping a warm cup of tea or a cool glass of lemonade. It can be from looking at beautiful flowers, listening to water ...
Views: 1471 - Aging Doesn't Have To Be Stressfull - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Kimberley CohenLife goes by too quickly, or does it? Aging can be very a stressful time for many, not just in their appearance, but also feeling like they might have missed out on things in life. Often you will hear children say they can't wait to be older and then as adults they wish they were younger ...
Views: 1463 - Be Happy Now, Not Later - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Kimberley CohenHave you ever said, “I just want to be happy”? I hear this quite often in my coaching business as well as when I’m out and about, and I certainly have said these very words more than once over the years. It’s as if joy somehow just disappears, vanishes into thin air, and one is left ...
Views: 1463 - Don’t Miss Out On Happiness; Stop and Enjoy It - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWilliam Feather, an author and publisher said, “Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it – but because they didn’t stop and enjoy it”. For a lot of people, life is filled with schedules, appointments, endless to-do lists, and rushing here and there. This ...
Views: 1457 - 7 Steps to Stop Worrying and Start Living - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Kimberley CohenMost of my life I was a worrier. I worried about everything. I was anxious about my appearance, work, doing well, the future, making mistakes and how they would affect my life, being a mom and then a single mom, what others might think or say about me, flying, etc. Whew, that was a lot ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - Finding a Balance Between Labour and Leisure - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWikipedia defines Labour Day as, "An annual holiday to recognize workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest." If you were to ask most ...
Views: 1446 - How To Cherish Moments In Tough Times - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Kimberley CohenWhen times are tough, whether you are going through a crisis or illness, or perhaps feeling financial pressure, or worrying about the future or your relationship, or the natural and/or man made disasters in the world, it can be difficult to remember that there are still moments that can be ...
Views: 1444 - Don't Doggy Paddle Through Life - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenWe spend more time and money doggy paddling through life than actually learning how to swim different strokes that take us from where we are to where we want to be. There is the butterfly stroke (the most challenging), the breast stroke, the side stroke, the back stroke, the front crawl and ...
Views: 1434 - Igniting Your Ingenuity - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Kimberley CohenAll you need is a little imagination, a touch of inspiration, a dash of hope, a stir of action, and you have ignited the recipe for ingenuity in you! Take a look at all the brilliance in the world. Each and every thing started with an idea, a brainstorm, a dream, and voila, the wonders of ...
Views: 1430 - What Does Love Mean To You? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Kimberley CohenWhat does love mean to you? When, where, and/or with whom in your life are you with-holding love on some level? Why do you feel the need to do so? Is it because you lack trust in yourself, the other person or in the situation? Perhaps you are self sabotaging. Maybe it’s out of spite, envy or ...
Views: 1424 - How Music Can Enhance Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Kimberley CohenBerthold Auerbach said, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”. I don’t know about you, but music has, and continues to, enhance all areas of my life. No matter what mood or space I am in, I can put on a certain song or type of music and everything seems to just wash ...
Views: 1408(3 votes) - How To Turn A Bad Day Into A Better One - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Kimberley CohenThere really is no such thing as a "bad" day. There are days that are certainly much more challenging than others, to say the least, but that doesn't make them bad. Know that you can make them better. Days are filled with ups and downs. Some will be exciting, heartwarming, moving, ...
Views: 1391(1 vote) - Recipe for a Happier Life: Add 7 Tablespoons of Laughter - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenWith all the troubled times in the world and in our personal and professional lives, it can be difficult to find the joy, let alone laughter. The definition of laugher is: to feel joyousness, merriment, glee and the resulting sound as to laugh. There is nothing more beautiful than ...
Views: 1383 - What Images Are You Projecting In Your Mind? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Kimberley CohenI love how photographers can capture the magnitude, beauty, force, serenity, innocence, mystery, and inspiration of just about anything in life as they tell a story. There is something magical about photographs where images seem to come alive, where you can feel the essence within the ...
Views: 1352(4 votes) - Surrender Negative Attitudes Into Ones Of Gratitude - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWhat creates, or is creating, a negative attitude in your life? Perhaps you are worried, concerned, or frustrated about your financial situation, your child, your relationship, your health or someone else’s. Maybe you are doubtful about your present or future circumstances, or angry or ...
Views: 1343 - Turn Your Worries into Wonderment - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenThe definition of worry is to torment oneself with disturbing thoughts, to bite or snap repeatedly at something. Worrying about something is a waste of time and energy; so why do we torment ourselves with such thoughts? The reason is we don’t trust that everything will be as it needs to ...
Views: 1342 - How To Have Unsinkable Hope - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Kimberley CohenWhen unsettling times occur, your emotions can get the best of you. Fear and doubt can creep in and the feeling of hope seems to be lost. When faced with a problem have unsinkable hope. Whether it's hope for yourself or another person, it may appear to be out of reach or just beyond your ...
Views: 1341(1 vote) - Are People Born Positive Or Can It Be Learned? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Kimberley CohenHave you ever wondered how people stay so positive when they are met with adversity? Maybe they have some special power, or were born that way, or their brains work differently, or they aren't really as optimistic as they may seem. What I have come to realize over the years, and something ...
Views: 1334 - How To Let Go Of The Past So The Future Can Be Bright - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWhether it’s a new year, a new month, or a new day, it can be still be filled with hope that the future can be bright and shiny like a new penny. With all the ups and downs, as well as the twists and turns we can take in life, it can sometimes become disheartening and discouraging, where ...
Views: 1326 - Emotional Insights - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Kimberley CohenWhen we experience emotions that are fun, joyous, loving, happy, comforting, magical, peaceful, etc. we want to hang on to them like they are our life savers. But when we encounter feelings of anger, doubt, confusion, sadness, depression, anxiety, pain, suffering, etc., we want to cast them ...
Views: 1319(2 votes) - Tired of the Doom and Gloom? 10 Insights to Bud and Bloom - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenHow do we stay open to life’s budding opportunities and beauty when we are experiencing economic and personal crisis? By changing our beliefs towards the experiences we are encountering. It can be difficult to bloom in our personal and professional lives when we are surrounded by doom ...
Views: 1312 - Do You Recognize the Priceless Gifts in Your Life? - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenThe priceless gifts I’m talking about are so valuable that they go far beyond a price tag. They are the blessings and miracles that occur in our lives each and every day! They are often taken for granted and frequently overlooked unless you are paying attention to these precious gems ...
Views: 1301(3 votes) - Are You Listening To What Animals Have To Teach You? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Kimberley CohenAs well as enriching our lives, promoting healing, and emotional well-being, animals can teach us much about ourselves. There is something in relation to the animal kingdom that is fascinating and makes us feel alive, sit in awe, tugs at our heart strings or can leave us feeling fearful. ...
Views: 1293(2 votes) - What Direction is Your Life Heading? - 7 Steps to Being a Successful Navigator= - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenFor some, having a direction is the easy part, but getting there can be the challenge. For others, not having a direction, or believing it’s possible, can be steering them off course. Whether you have a route mapped out of where you are going and what you want, or you don’t, becoming a ...
Views: 1291 - 7 Holiday Stress Busters - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Kimberley CohenThe holiday season can be a very hectic and busy time. Working, luncheons, dinner engagements, parties, gift purchasing, wrapping, decorating, baking, dinners to prepare and/or attend can leave one feeling stressed and exhausted just thinking about it. It doesn’t have to be stressful ...
Views: 1288 - Possibilities Can Spring Forth From Problems - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenHow do we spring from problems to possibilities? We do so by recognizing there is a source that’s available to expand our possibilities. One of the definitions of the word spring is, "to originate as from a source or cause." Think of your problems like a spring flower. They lie ...
Views: 1288 - Are Life’s Difficulties Getting You Down? Put a Sign on Your Door Gone Fishing - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Kimberley CohenLife’s difficulties are really only as complex, or as simple, as your thinking make them out to be. Sort of like fishing and although I was never a fisher woman, nor do I fish now, I remember fishing when I was young or being with someone who did. There were never any assurances that we ...
Views: 1287(2 votes) - Are You Being Tricked By Your Beliefs? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from Kimberley CohenOur beliefs create the way we see and trust the world. They may be conscious or subconscious but either way they can affect us and the way we live life. Thoughts are merely thoughts, quite innocent actually, until we attach a belief to them. It’s estimated that we have between 50,000 – ...
Views: 1275 - Happiness Is A Choice. Are You Choosing It? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Kimberley CohenIt’s true, lifestyle, people, things, success, and money can enhance your happiness, but that’s only half the equation. The other half of the equation depends solely on you. I am sure you have heard of people, or perhaps you are one of those people, who have everything money can buy and still ...
Views: 1270 - Setbacks? - 7 Tips to Realignment - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenWe all experience setbacks or glitches along our sacred journeys. It is how we view and handle them that realigns us, or set us off balance. Each obstacle we encounter is an opportunity for us to learn, grow and expand even if it doesn’t seem that way at the time. When setbacks occur ...
Views: 1249 - Creating Comfort and Joy In Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Kimberley CohenComfort? Joy? For some, these words seem foreign, a distant memory in the past, or something they may have in the future as if it's not possible to feel that way now. With all that has been occurring in the states and in the world, as well as what you might be enduring personally, ...
Views: 1243 - Mistakes - What To Do When You Make Them - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Kimberley CohenNo matter what error in judgment you may make, whether it’s in your relationships, personally, professionally, or financially, you can learn something valuable about you, another, or this mysterious world we inhabit. Some slip ups are bigger than others and you might even pay dearly in one ...
Views: 1240 - Love Life Moment by Moment - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Kimberley CohenWhen we are faced with personal and/or professional challenges, it can be difficult not to jump to the “what if’s” of the future or relive the “should have’s” of the past. When you focus on being here and now, you are living by the invitation of what each moment has to offer. Some ...
Views: 1231(3 votes) - Feeling Stuck? 7 Steps Worth Pursuing - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenFeeling Stuck? 7 Steps Worth Pursuing By Kimberley Cohen There are times in our personal and/or professional life where we feel stuck and we don't know which way to turn, or what to do next, or we become fearful of what the outcomes will be. It's as if our hopes and dreams have been ...
Views: 1224 - Today I Will... - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWhen you say, "Today I will…", can you feel the promise and possibility in these words? There is an openness to them. A chance to start anew. An opportunity to fine-tune the way you are doing things or to do more of what is working well in your life. These words can offer insights, ...
Views: 1220 - Are You Receiving Feedback In Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Kimberley CohenIn last week’s newsletter I talked about receiving feedback and the importance of doing so. You have now mustered up the courage to ask and listen to the points of view from others on how you are doing and you’re feeling pretty good about yourself. You are beginning to shift and ...
Views: 1215(1 vote) - 4 Steps For Change And Growth - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Kimberley CohenLife can throw us to and fro sometimes, can't it? We never know what might transpire during our day. You can set your intentions on how you would like things to unfold and sometimes they work out perfectly or at least close to how you had intended. Other times you are blindsided by ...
Views: 1196 - Time Management - Less Stress And More Time For You - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Kimberley CohenWhen you manage your time wisely, there is quality time left for you. It’s like carving a piece of time out of the pie of life especially for you because you deserve it. When you make the time for you, you are less stressed and therefore a kinder and happier person because you are ...
Views: 1186 - Are Your Thoughts In Check? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Kimberley CohenTake a moment and look at your personal, professional and spiritual life; what are your thoughts? Are they positive, negative, neutral, indecisive, anxious, confused, doubtful, hopeful, worried, excited, etc.? There is no better time then right now to start doing regular "thought ...
Views: 1180(1 vote) - Disappointments? 7 Steps to Transforming Them - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenJust about anything can create a feeling of disappointment if you allow it too. It could be something as simple as the weather putting a damper on events or vacations, or perhaps something more serious as in job layoffs and cut backs, or not receiving the job applied for, or a relationship ...
Views: 1173 - Don't Give Up, Make Progress - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Kimberley CohenProgression means the act of moving forward. It doesn’t state how fast or slow you might be progressing, or how big or small the steps might be, or where you started from or will end up. No, what’s important is you don’t give up. Life has this wonderful way of surprising us with the ...
Views: 1172 - What To Do When Tragedies Occur - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Kimberley CohenWith pain and suffering in the world, it can sometimes be difficult to believe that our world is still a beautiful place with beautiful people. When tragedy strikes – look for the helpers to lean on. There has and continues to be catastrophic events in life. Whether they are brought about ...
Views: 1163 - Are You Tuned In or Tuned Out About the Words You Choose? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Kimberley CohenThe words we choose to describe ourselves, others, and situations give us hints about what’s working and/or not working in our lives. Or, what’s in harmony and alignment, or in disharmony and out of sync. Some are subtle like a whisper in a gentle wind and others are booming loudly like a ...
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