The perfect set of widgets

I’ve been playing again. Playing with widgets that is. I know what you must be thinking, but I am perfectly sane and normal, really please believe me.

Brand new bookstore

Those who use wordpress.com for a blog will know that it is notoriously difficult to find a way to use the site in any form of e-commerce.  However, my brand new BOOKSTORE, has just included a way to do just that.

The art of illusion

I had an interesting conversation this morning with one of my closest friends all about illusion.  Not the sort that is usually done by magicians or illusionists, but about the sort we create for ourselves.  You know, the ones we often called ‘rose tinted glasses’!

What he did next

He pulled the bedroom door gently closed behind him, not wishing to wake anyone at such an early hour.

He prided himself on his consideration for others, constantly checking and rechecking that he was not causing a problem or offence to anyone who came within his vicinity.  This quietness was just another example of his thoughtfulness.  He was the type who would dry himself in the shower or bath BEFORE stepping on to the bathmat, just so the next person would have a dry mat to themselves.

Pavlovian influences

I was sitting, enjoying my first cup of tea this morning when my mobile ‘phone let me know I’d had a message.  Immediately, an image of a person popped into my head and I was suddenly aware that I always associate that particular notification with this particular person.  And it got me thinking …. as many things do, about how this was just as good an example of learned behaviour, as the experiments that Pavlov did with his dogs.

Conquering Our Deepest Fears

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

This quotation is taken from one of my very favourite spiritual books, A Return To Love by Marianne Williamson. If you have never read it, I would urge you to do so.

Octobers Newsletter

I’ve been doing quite a lot of work recently on a variety of projects, some that are related to Grow A Better Business and some that are related to other work areas that I’m interested.  However, they have all had one thing in common  – how do I get my message across to an increasing number of people?

Thoughts on Maslow

I’ve been working with a client for most of the day today and one thing we were discussing was how to track the success of a WordPress.com blog.  In essence we were talking abut the Blog Stats facility that wordpress.com gives you which allows you to see the number of visits your blog has had, the top posts, the top referrers and other useful information.  What was interesting was that we were using this blog of mine as a discussion tool and when I looked, I noticed that the most commonly referred page on my blog is a post I wrote about Lack vs Growth, which was an overview of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs.

Making Elderberry Cordial

These ingredients make around 1 pint of cordial

2lbs caster sugar

1 pint boiling water

1 lemon, zested then sliced

1 1/4 oz of citric acid.

25 elderberry heads.