Archive for October, 2010

How to Remain True to Yourself

Posted on October 28th, 2010 by Kim and filed under Articles, Newsletter, Spirituality

How to Remain True to Yourself
by Kimberley Cohen
 
What does being true to yourself really mean?
 
It means being able to be "you".  The real you, whether you’re at the office or at home, or with friends or family, or with your partner or children, or with co-workers or your boss, or even with someone you don’t even know, you can be you.
 
The question then is, do you know who you are?  This is one of the age old questions, "Who are you?"
 
Sometimes we don’t recognize when we aren’t being ourselves because we’re so accustomed to being a certain way around people or in situations, that it’s like a security blanket without which we feel lost.
 

In a sense we become like chameleons, changing our ways, instead of our colour, to fit in or adapt to situations that we believe requires us to be different than who we really are.

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Life’s a Journey Not a Destination - Enjoy Your Commute

Posted on October 11th, 2010 by Kim and filed under Articles, General, Newsletter

Life’s a Journey Not a Destination - Enjoy Your Commute

by Kimberley Cohen
 
I was driving on the highway the other day and a sign said, "Enjoy Your Commute".  I thought to myself, "Thank-you, I am", and not just the road I was driving on, but the road of life. 
 
Sure, there are still moments or days where I feel like I’ve hit a pothole, so to speak, where I wasn’t able to steer away from that one.  Some are a little bigger than others, in fact, a few may even seem like the Grand Canyon, but the difference is I now remember that the road of life is under construction as well as paved with gold.
 

 

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