Happy October!
This month we focus on finding the JOY in relationships, and feature a video of Amanda talking about 'How to let people know that you love them'. Scroll down to the bottom left hand-side of your screen to tune in.
We are excited to discover 'Day to disconnect' - a worldwide movement that took place on October 2nd, encouraging us to disconnect from technology... and reconnect with what's important. To focus on those most precious to us, our families, parents, spouse, children, ourselves and the spiritual realms.
With the advancement of technology our lives should have become progressively simpler, happier and more connected. But is that what is really happening? Seems that with the myriad gadgets we invent to enable us to stay connected, the more disconnected we become... Click here to watch the promotional video 'Disconnect and Enjoy'.
We hope you enjoy reading this month's newsletter. Feel free to share it amongst family and friends.
Zooties!
Amanda, Sheryl and the JOY! team
Amanda's take - Movie marriage VS real life!
For those of you who subscribe to Amanda's Endorphin Injection newsletter this will be a repeat - forgive me - but we had such a huge response to it from the other database we thought you might like to see it as well. If you have already read this maybe it's an opportunity to share it with others you think may benefit?!! - Zooties
Recently, the spiritual realms intervened in my life again in a very obvious way!
I was traveling to Melbourne and on the way to the airport Ken (my husband) and I had a largish fight! Ok.. BIG fight!
Feeling miserable, I boarded the plane to find a friend of mine, and her brand new lover in the seat in front of me.
The contrast of a brand new relationship full of love and adoration and what I had just left was a great lesson!
On top of that, I arrived in my hotel room and while unpacking, a paper that had been sitting in my bag for a couple of months suddenly ‘appeared’! I had forgotten it was in there and somehow it just seemed to be at the top of my bag! It was an article from Psychology Today, here is the link.
Great title huh? Lust for the Long Haul! Anyway, it’s brilliant and I had shown it to Ken some months earlier and it was obviously not the right time!!
However when I read it again, I took the risk of sending it to him and this time it really struck home for both of us.
Essentially, the article talks about the myth of romantic marriage as many articles do.. but with a twist
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Recent blog posts
what he says is not what she hears
Over a very funny dinner my friends and I explored the concept of passion in a relationship - and what happens to it as the relationship progresses.
This came about because we had been laughing over yet another major male /female difference in thinking!
When a man is recently out of a relationship, whether it's a divorce or separation or the end of a long term relationship and he is again single and dating. He meets a woman whose company he enjoys. He spends progressively more time with her... read more
creating life balance
Stress is a fact of life, but it doesn't have to be a way of life!
How long have we talked about needing life balance and at that same time BEEN doing everything we can to go faster and do more!
At work and at home, people expect to do more with less and in less time. Families are LIVING in the 'nightmare of the two career couple,' where both partners are working, bringing up children and possibly looking after their aging parents. More single parents exist than ever before.
Change is constantly swirling around us - at work, at home and in society. In short, life is chaotic, lived at laser track speed and many of us are frightened by the decisions we have to make because we don't know how things will work out when we finally get up the nerve to make them! read more
my way, your way, our way….
Exploring how relationships work and thrive is not only my work but it’s also as much a personal challenge for me as everyone else! Dwelling on the complexities of conflict, I recalled a conversation my partner and I had some time ago about our ‘discussions’.
He summed up what we were dealing with brilliantly when he said ‘think of it as a combination of my way, your way and our way’. Which meant that as we spent more time together, and learned more about each other, we would find a shared space that was ‘our’ way; that we would give up the need to always have it our own way.
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Success in marriage is more than finding the right person;
it is a matter of being the right person.
- From the inspirational flip chart "Keeping Couples Cooking", by Lisa McInnes-Smith
Good Stuff to Know...
How to let people know you love them!
Do you want your teenagers to feel you love them?
Are you wondering how you can surprise your partner and make them feel special?
Do you want to know how to make people feel special at work?
Click here to watch Amanda demonstrate one of the most important things you can teach and do with your children, grandchildren, husbands, wives, colleagues and friends!
Joy in the kitchen
Carrot, spinach and vintage cheese muffins
We whipped up this recipe as our version of a delicious muffin that Amanda found at a local cafe.
Enjoy with a bowl of your favorite soup or as a midday snack with a smear of organic butter.... mmm!!
JOY U - Learning Program
Here's what Joyce shared with us when she recently signed up for Pillar one of the JOY U program.
"I made a vow to start the Joy U as a reflection of the most important and powerful work that I could do. Thanks for helping me do this"
Click here to learn about the Joy U and how the program can make a difference to your life
There are 12 pillars to work (and en-joy) your way through. Each is $15.00 AUD - that's less than $1 a day!!
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