Reflective Resources
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Give yourself
"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." Kahlil Gibran
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 25, 2021
- 1 min
Accuracy not assumptions
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Forgiveness is a gift
“The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person.” Louise Hay You can wait for your...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Take off your mask
“Do they love you or the mask you put on every day?” Shimika Bowers A mask is a protection but it is also something that covers your real...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Self-acceptance is a gift
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Presence not presents
Mindfulness is about consciously bringing awareness to the present moment (the here-and-now) with openness, receptiveness and a certain...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Our strengths are our gifts
Strengths are our unique set of core abilities. They are where the root of our talent lies and encompass our natural tendencies. “Look...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
Take action patiently
The act of having hope can help make a current difficult situation more bearable but can also generally improve our lives because...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Your emotions are the weather
“Emotions are like the weather – they’re always present and constantly changing. They continually ebb and flow, from mild to intense,...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
The world needs slow
“For fast-acting relief from stress, try slowing down.’ Lily Tomlin People have been complaining about the pace of ‘modern life’ for...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Share the silence
“Silence is sometimes the only way to share the unshareable” Ron McLarty
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
The calmness of a cat
“Quiet is peace. Tranquillity. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. All of it” Amir – The...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Gentleness and calm
“True inward quietness... is not vacancy, but stability – the steadfastness of a single purpose” Caroline Emelia Stephen By developing an...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Silence and words
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
No excuses - be kind
“No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted” Aesop Always choose kindness no matter what type of day you had or mood you are...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Emotions are a powerful tool
“Emotions are like the weather – they’re always present and constantly changing. They continually ebb and flow, from mild to intense,...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Lack of confidence breeds doubt and fear
Believe in yourself. Human beings can accomplish great feats once the belief is there. Challenge yourself to believe in your abilities...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
True friendships
"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Energy is a finite resource
Humans only have so much energy. You can always make more money but energy is not the same. Spend your energy on people you love to be...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
We are in control
When your mind and body are aligned you can act optimally. Remember, the mind controls the body, not the other way around. Use your...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Simplicity leads to awareness
How can you make your life simpler? Simplify your life. Eliminate excess in your home, old friends that may not benefit you and negative...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
We all have empathy
“We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.” Dietrich...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
True empathy
“Empathetic presence involves listening to someone’s pain with what I call the five A’s: attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection,...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 3, 2021
- 1 min
Experience creates empathy
“Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.” Anderson Cooper...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Empathy leads to peace
“The highest form of knowledge is empathy.” Bill Bullard Empathy is best built upon mutual understanding. So as well as learning about...
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Reflective Resources
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Empathy expands our world
Daniel Goleman identified five key elements of empathy: Understanding Others “sensing others’ feelings and perspectives, and taking an...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Empathy reassures
Empathy is how we as individuals understand what others are experiencing as if we were feeling it ourselves. Empathy is different to...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
Empathy is...
Empathy is the ability to identify and understand other people's feelings; it is about having the ability to see things from another's...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
Be true to yourself
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” e.e....
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 27, 2021
- 1 min
Don't fear being wrong
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” Ralph Waldo Emmerson
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Live from the heart of yourself
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Calculate your own self-worth
“Stop thinking you’re doing it all wrong. Your path doesn’t look like anybody else’s because it can’t, it shouldn’t, and it won’t.”...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Do what makes you come alive
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it....
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Trust yourself
“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
Once we believe in ourselves
“Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.” Shannon L. Alder
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
Beliefs are choices
“We go through life following the same routine, day after day. But in order to create a rich, full, and meaningful life, we need to stop...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
You have a right to make your own choices
Our actions, albeit well-intentioned, if not appropriate can diminish the ability of others to take responsibility for themselves,...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Your choices make your chains
The mind is a powerful tool and it can hinder us or helps us. Our brain undergoes changes with or without our conscious knowledge so it...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Choose your friends carefully
Our choice of friends is important for our mental health. “Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
Choose to be the master of your own destiny
Once we accept that we are responsible for our actions (or lack of them) then that is when we experience progress and growth and to help...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
Choose your voice
Our personal values are our moral compass and are essential to guide us to know what to say, how to act, how to treat ourselves and...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
May your choices reflect your hopes
Energy is essential when making choices. If our energy levels are low, we tend to make poor choices. These poor choices can eventually...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Music is unending
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” Friedrich Nietzsche...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
Music and life
“Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.”...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Music begins where words leave off
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” Aldous Huxley https://www.reflectiveresources.com/music
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Music is the language of the spirit
“People haven't always been there for me but music always has.” Taylor Swift https://www.reflectiveresources.com/music
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Music is a magic key
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” Maya Angelou...
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Music creates
“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy” Ludwig van Beethoven https://www.reflectiveresources.com/music
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Reflective Resources
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Music expresses that which cannot be said
"Music is a therapy. It is a communication far more powerful than words, far more immediate, far more efficient" Yehudi Menuhin...
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Reflective Resources
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
We are constantly invited
“We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot-forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a...
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