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Kirsty O'Callaghan: Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:31 AM
 What a year it has been! I personally have had one huge rollercoaster ride, amazing highs and dips, spins, starts, stops and lows. I have felt exhilaration and exhaustion all in the space of a week. I am so grateful for the massive business growth of my business, my extraordinaryfriends and the love of my close family members. I have learnt so much, even though definitely felt someone was peeling the legendary onion with a blunt knife at times; through determination, vision and steely resolve let the layers fall away. Has this made me a better person? Has it all been worth it? Is there a meaning in the pain, the ups and downs? I have to believe that there is and that even though at times I don’t get the process and order of things that there certainly is one. The most profound thing I have learnt this year, through my own experiences and those that surround me, is that where my focus is, my attention and my associations of past experiences, is how I react to the now. It is something I always knew, and the events of this year have certainly brought a deeper level of understanding. I now look to the future more; I now see the present with different eyes. I no longer define myself on whom and how I have been, yet more on who I am being and becoming. I plan to step into 2012 with more vision,more purpose, more courage, more love and much more focused intent than ever before. I have firmly decided that I am a sum of my actions today and I get to choose my actions for tomorrow. I wear my heart on my sleeve; I am real, raw and speak out when I feel there is an injustice. Has this got me in trouble and misunderstood in the past? Of course. This part I will not change. What I now know to change though is when I present myself to the world, now when I speak up, it will be in the voice and presence of hope and optimism, not the voice of overcoming suffering and the ability to survive injustice and unfairness. My mission for 2012 is to be even more grateful, think bigger and contribute in the most meaningful and fulfilling ways. What is your focus, mission and intention for 2012? Here’s a thought, instead of focusing on healing why not expect the most miraculous, wonderful and profound experiences? It is said that what we expect we usually get. I often wonder if the intensity that we focus on healing is actually misdirected to the ‘wound’ itself. I wish you the most awesome Christmas and New Year, filled with love, laughter and good fortune, and may what you are hopeful for materialise in your life. |
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Kirsty O'Callaghan: Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:35 PM
 This is one of my favourite verses. I have reflected on it many times over the years, for wisdom in raising my children, learning why sometimes I feel or act the way I do after some of my life experiences, and understanding how best to build positive and supportive personal and professional relationships. So as we are nearing the end of the year and the time of family, fun, silliness and hecticness hits, I thought it a good time to remind ourselves of how our worlds are affected and how our behaviours are shaped by what we experience. Depending on what insights you gain, how will you use them in your life? by Dorothy Law Nolte (1924 - 2005) If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear,they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity,they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule,they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame,they learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, they learn patience. If children live with praise, they learn appreciation. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal. If children live with sharing, they learn generosity. If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness. If children live with fairness, they learn justice. If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect. If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them. If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live. |
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Kirsty O'Callaghan: Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:38 PM
 Every now and again I re-read the great speech from Martin Luther-King. It gives me inspiration as well as perspective on how to have a dream, pursue it and also do it with 'grace and style' or in his words, dignity and discipline. Today a certain part struck me: ..."You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with
the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive." I began to think about this powerful statement. The words creative suffering first; as I thought how can suffering be creative? Then it dawned on me that we could replace creative with original or even unique, which led me to understand it as rather than feel vicitmised by the suffering in our experiences, why not accept that our reactions to that suffering are our own creations, so therefore we can re-create that reaction and possibly get completely different outcomes more in line with what is desired. I then continued to wonder about 'unearned suffering is redemptive'. Immediately I knew this to me meant that anything that may feel unfair or unjust, has a way of allowing me to choose to be released from the feelings of suffering and then begin to experience more liberation and freedom that what I may of before the situation came along. In turn this redemption, or liberation from the suffering often provides me with the drive and determination to make a difference for someone, something or even globally. I have always resonated with the saying 'adversity breeds greatness' and I feel that it is from the darkest times that the light has the opportunity to shine the brightest. |
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Kirsty O'Callaghan: Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:10 PM
Through these blogs I am commited to supporting our service of helping people get the results they desire from home to workplace. It is also a platform for you and me to share opinions, thoughts, ideas and suggestions. We all have 'stuff' happen to us, and through these blogs I hope I can create a place that is about moving past taking it so personally or feeling limited because of it; and move forward, feeling healthier and being happier and most of all creating and enjoying the results. |
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