Wow this year is flying by so quickly!
Here in Australia we celebrate Mother's Day this week and we wish all Mothers' - where ever you are in the world - a wonderful day! If you are celebrating we have a great afternoon tea recipe to share with you; Sheryl's favorite Lumberjack cake. It's delicious and easy to make!
We hope you enjoy "Free hugs", our feature video this month. It's filmed in Italy and features the powerful song Hallelujah. To listen to it, scroll down to "Joy filled videos" at the bottom left side of this email.
Many thanks to everyone who took the opportunity to sign up for Pillar: 1 Gratitude. We are thrilled with the response and look forward to journeying through the program with you.
If you would like to know about the Joy U online learning program please click here.
Have a great month!
Zooties!
Amanda, Sheryl and the Joy team
Amanda's take
How many times have you pointed your finger at someone physically or metaphorically as you blamed them for some situation?
When there is one finger pointing to another there are three pointing back at you!
I heard a new version of this the other day that I thought as profound. I had never noticed that when we do the finger pointing thing, our thumbs point upwards!
Click here to read more...
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How can we have inner peace when we are traveling so fast that our souls can't even keep us with our bodies!
We rarely stop and genuinely celebrate our sucesses or reflect on the progress we have made - we just keep driving ourselves to have more. More of what? Stress, urgency sickness, frustration, anger, impatience, depression or just general anxiety?
Do you feel you have inner peace? Even for a minute? A sense of calm, and contentedness that frees up your breathing and allows you to truly savour a moment - even if it's watching a sunset while you are stopped at a traffic light.
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The power of the words - 'If you say so'
Our words often speak volumes to others about our level of education and more importantly, have the power to program our minds. Listen to yourself over the next few days - both to your internal dialogue and what comes out of your mouth.
Are these words common in your vocabulary? It's a 'pain in the neck', 'a pain in the butt; ' it gets up my nose'; 'it makes my blood boil'; 'it kills me'; 'I'll die if ...'; If you recognize any of these as frequent visitors to your sentences, beware! Read more
Happy Mother's day!
Well, it's that time of year again when all the newspapers advertise a range of kitchen labor saving devices for 'mother'. What makes people think that all women (especially mothers) crave for a new kitchen whizz or a fabulous toaster , rice cooker, iron, washing machine or microwave?
No! We want is diamonds - preferably big ones! Ha ha just kidding. Emeralds, sapphires or rubies would be fine! Think about it - if it's our 'special day' why not give us something that really makes us feel special - not something that means we can iron everyone's clothes more easily. Read more
Meet the Team
Lenore Lewis
Lenore is Amanda's beautiful mother! She was one of the first physiotherapists to graduate from University in Australia - one of the first females to attend university in fact! A truly gorgeous looking... Read more
"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever."
-Unknown
Good Stuff to Know
Joy filled Videos
We're continuously searching for new, interesting and joyful clips! We hope you en-joy this months feature: Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy!
Joy in the Kitchen
This months delicious recipe
Food is the way to the heart and the soul... As we celebrate Mother's day this month we share with you a fabulous Lumberjack cake recipe.
Online Learning Program
Rewire your brain to JOY
The Joy U online learning program makes a wonderful gift. You may like to consider it for Mother's Day...
Click here to learn about the program
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