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Okay, this is actually an article about letting go in the French language! The translation for letting go in French is lachez prise. Personally, I find this expression so much stronger than letting go. If I were to translate lachez prise to English it would go something like this: “Stop…

The first time I followed an eight week mindfulness stress reduction course my tutor asked me to write down a couple of things I could do to find calmness whenever my mind felt very agitated. Agitated meaning anything from angry and frustrated to worried and fearful! I remember not having…

Many of us are great at giving and not so good at receiving. Here I am talking about anything, whether it is receiving a gift, a compliment, help etc. Example: Someone comes over with flowers and you say: “This is really kind but you didn’t have too.” Someone says you…

Whenever something happens that feels wrong, whether it is a situation not going your way or you find you are dealing with difficult people, consider it a gift. I wrote about appreciation a few weeks ago. In this article let’s go deeper. Here is one story: In his book “A…