the new religion
Consumerism is the new religion. People are not stopping to think about the sales pitch, the empty promises or the glitzy ads. They are simply buying straight into the idea that more is good and they need more of more.
Continue Reading Add comment August 20, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: relationships, simple life, thinking, values
fun and adventure
Fun and adventure can be part of our everyday lives, we don’t have to save it all for the holidays!
Continue Reading Add comment August 14, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: fun, self-care, time
patience is a virtue…
Today I watched a number of interviews with refugees and as I listened to their stories I realised that so many of them are living patiently, waiting for a better world.
Continue Reading 2 comments August 5, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: stress, thinking, values
on budgets and such
Allow one part of my life to get out of control, and pretty soon more and more is sliding away.
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angelvalerie
Tags: choices
self-assessment and learning to grow
I find that often we can rush through life without taking the time to reflect, and this leads to habits forming in the way we respond.
Continue Reading Add comment July 22, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: friendships, relationships, thinking, values
pride and prejudice
Life gets complicated, doesn’t it? It seems to me that there are times I deal with so many egos that it is like managing a bunch of 8-year-olds.
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angelvalerie
Tags: conflict, focus, fun
holiday in paradise
taking my own advice….I went on holiday…
Continue Reading 1 comment July 12, 2009
angelvalerie
holidays, breaks and coping
Breaks and holidays are not optional, they are essential. While they are not “urgent” it is these things that are important.
Continue Reading Add comment July 1, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: passion for life, self-care, values
what kind of world do you want
You and I, we make up this global village. We can make decisions today that will change the world we live in tomorrow. Let’s make the change for the better!
Continue Reading 2 comments June 24, 2009
angelvalerie
Tags: change, will
learning from history
Apparently we have learned nothing from the evils of the industrial revolution. Those who have read Dickens have read about the worse of history during the industrial revolution, children were forced into labour in underground mines, families were ripped from their communities to relocate to industrial townships in order to find work, and employers exploited the workers for profit. All in all remembered as a terrible time of inhumanity during history.
Continue Reading 2 comments June 19, 2009
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