Browsing articles tagged with " taking action"

The Forty Year-Old Pine Cone.

Apr 2, 2012   //   by Steve Wooding   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  1 Comment

Pine ConeIN SHORT: How much longer are you going to chose to wait to build the life that you were intended for?

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channelled toward some great good.”

(Brian Tracy, Canada-born self-development author and traveller)

(~816 words, approx. 5-8 mins to read)

On the chimney breast in the house I grew up in were a few mementos of events past. One of them was a short section of a branch with three large pine cones on it. Read More »

From Worrier to Warrior!

Jan 31, 2012   //   by Steve Wooding   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  No Comments

IN SHORT: Worriers dwell on future failure, whilst warriors get busy now to build future success.

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.  If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
[Arthur Somers Roche, 19/20th-century US author]

“Worry is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere.”
[Anon]

“The warrior’s approach is to say ‘Yes’ to life.”
[Joseph Campbell, 20th-century US author, teacher & philosopher] 

(1041 words, approx 6-9 mins to read.)

Anxiety is one of those things we all experience from time to time – it’s natural as it’s one of the methods our unconscious or intuitive self uses to get us to pay attention to the future. However, it’s supposed to be a very temporary condition that passes when we decide what to do and then take action.

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Get Active..!

Jan 9, 2012   //   by Steve Wooding   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  No Comments

IN SHORT: Take an active role in living your life – it’s the only way it can be the way you want it to be!Take Control

“Who finds hidden treasure?
Some of those who seek it,
And none of those who don’t.”
[Anon]

“The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing.”
 [Michael Gerber, US author]

[1064 words, estimated reading time 6-9 mins]

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The Blame Game – Pt 2

Oct 18, 2011   //   by Steve Wooding   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  No Comments

IN SHORT: Let others play the blame game and wallow in the mess while we move forward.

“A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.”
[John Burroughs, 19/20th-century US essayist & conservationist]

 “Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”
[Chinese proverb] 

(~923 words, approx 5-8 mins to read)

Last time we talked about how we play ‘the blame game’ as a way pushing responsibility or the need for action away from us and onto others when there are problems. Read More »

The Blame Game – Pt 1

Sep 13, 2011   //   by admin   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  No Comments

IN SHORT: There are no winners when we play the Blame Game. If you want to win, you need to stop playing!Pointy Hand

“The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behaviour and dress.”

[Commonly attributed to Peter the Hermit,
11/12th-century French priest & pilgrim]

“It’s all the parents fault – decent parents wouldn’t raise their kids to do that sort of thing!”

“I say it’s down to the government. If there weren’t so many cuts being made, there would be jobs for them.”

“The blame lies squarely on their own shoulders. They could’ve chosen not to, but instead they joined in. They have no-one to blame but themselves.”

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Life-Signs

Jun 20, 2011   //   by Steve Wooding   //   A Slice of Lemon, Articles  //  No Comments

RoadsignsIN SHORT: Emotions are real life-signs and they let you know you’re still alive and journeying. What you do with them is up to you..!

“Emotions are the wind and waves.
Unleash them and destruction follows.
Ride them, and you can conquer the world.”

[Anon.]

(~1315 words – approx 7-11 mins to read)

Before you read any further, I’d like to ask you to do something. I’d really like you to remember the last journey you took, no matter which mode of transport you used. Read More »

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