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zen
alone time
I read a very insightful and thought-provoking article the other day, all about the importance – and enjoyment – of spending alone time. We tend to think that every spare afternoon or hour needs to be spent doing something. Anything. And with someone. Spending time alone – and enjoying it – isn’t something we always...
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zen lotus
I was speaking with one of my friends yesterday and she started telling me about her new lease of ‘Zen’. This reinvigorated outlook, originally stemming from a self-help book, has taught her how to take control, how to make more conscious decisions and how to live life with a more positive attitude. While books such...
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One of Semple’s most loved symbols is the palm-shaped amulet known as the hamsa hand. Popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa,the hamsa hand has become a global symbol of protection, blessings, power, and strength. The open palm is used by many for a range of different reasons, but for Tom Hardless, it is...
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“Everything starts as somebody’s daydream” The sensation of daydreaming is something we’ve all experienced. Whether it be through worry or fantasising, it allows us to escape from the task at hand. “Snap out of it”, shrieked the teachers at school as we stared hazy eyed out the window. “Excuse me, the queue has moved”, says...
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Beginning a healthy lifestyle seems exciting at first; opting for a chicken salad at lunchtime instead of a sandwich and chocolate bar, going for runs in the evening and sipping on detox teas. You start to feel fresh again; not to mention the great feeling when your old jeans start to fit you and your waist...
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I certainly can’t claim that I’ve perfected the ideal life filled with happiness every minute of every day, but over my short nineteen years of living I have definitely picked up on the little things along the way that make me happier as a person. Here’s my little list of things that you should give...
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I sometimes feel like life is completely passing me by and the older I get the quicker time is racing with me. It only seems like a few moments ago that I was leaving school, and now here I am a decade later an adult! How the hell did that happen? I know I’m not alone...
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There’s a new fitness trend making waves in the sweaty world of workouts. But before you face palm at the thought of sumo squats, ab challenges or upside down burpees, this new philosophy is attempting to put mind over matter and help burn inches that are more easily lost than a hair bobble in a...
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If you have Instagram, or live in the world, you will know that the latest trend in the food realm is to go green. It’s all wheatgrass shots and chi seed pudding these days. The mantra is ‘you are what you eat’ and if you’re not chowing down of a raw vegan diet and waking up...
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