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  “There is no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.” Robert Tew In a world ever more obsessed with image, with not only people "in real life" to please, but now maintaining a desirable digital life as well, is it any wonder that the perfectionist inside us is actively growing?! What is it that keeps us spinning away on our perfectionist hamster wheels day and night when what we really crave is balance? And how do we even begin to attempt to switch on cruise control in a world that drives us forward at dangerously challenging speeds? It's actually the early hours of the morning as I'm writing this. I know that I'm not alone in this quest for balance as it seems to be the subject of choice for magazine articles and self help books these days. Indeed, the very planet we are living in is out of balance. You just have to look at the natural disasters happening due to climate change and the increase in so...

  How many times have you thought about taking another direction only for the realities of life to keep you spinning away on your never-ending hamster wheel? Sometimes it takes a significant life event to bring us to a complete standstill, forcing us to take stock of our current circumstances and truly consider what our dreams and life goals really are. We are constantly bombarded by TV and magazine articles and motivational speeches, all encouraging self-improvement, many referencing exceptional individuals who have overcome difficulties in their own lives to achieve something extraordinary. But how do we apply the lessons learnt by these examples to our own lives? Life goes at an incredibly swift pace and trying to keep up can be exhausting. So many cases of burn out stem from trying to emulate someone they know or to be who they feel they 'should' be, due to external pressures, not simply the best version of themselves. Trying to meet all the requirements and follow the advi...

  Matthew 7:13-14 'Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly and most underrated agent of human change'  Bob Kerry The light in another's eyes when your gaze meets theirs and you both smile. You are called in for a blood test. The nurse, although clearly under a lot of pressure with the volume of work, cheerfully greets you. " How are you?" you ask, and she replies " Thank you.You know, you are the only person who has asked me that!" You return home to find a bag full of food supplies on your doorstep from a neighbour. A friend hasn't contacted you for ages so you call them just to ask " Hi, how are things going?" Nowadays, with our frenetic and chaotic lives, lots of things have gone on the back burner. We are running around in a constant state of "busyness" that leaves little time for the people and things that really matter, or even for ourselves. Half the time, if we're honest, we don't even know what we h...