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Oct
04
2012

Gratitude: Food For Our Soul

Bev with her dogsWho would you be without gratitude?  I can’t imagine who I would be.  Gratitude is one of the greatest gifts we have as humans.  It’s the best part of who we are.  It can define us.

Gratitude comes from our heart.  It’s not a mental thought or concept.  It’s a heart-felt feeling that carries very powerful energy which empowers us.  I don’t see it as a strategy or tool.  It is genuinely heart-felt;  it is a way of life.

Reflect on the amazing coincidences that have happened in your life.  If I hadn’t moved to Japan, met a psychologist from New York, moved to Thailand, had lunch with a pal working in Cambodia, I never would have met our youngest daughter.  The orchestration of life is beyond anything we can imagine or control.  What coincidences have deeply moved you?  There is so much to be grateful for!

And then there is the whole playground of what we take for granted:  walking, breathing, roofs over our heads, freedom, cars, clothes, and so on.

To live a life of gratitude is the healthiest, most complete life I can imagine.  To see, hear, smell, and touch from a place of gratitude creates a very rich life.  Gratitude opens our hearts.  It is the connective tissue to one another and our lives.

Gratitude is healing, it is connective, it is perspective, it is heart, it is health, it is happiness. I invite you to live a life of gratitude.

Tags: Bev Pugh, Beverley Pugh, connect, gratitude, happiness, healing, health, heart, life, live, take for granted
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Oct
04
2012

All is Possible by Jamie Baker

Tennis Racket and BallsMy name is Jamie Baker. I am a tennis professional. In August, I played at the Odlum Brown at Hollyburn Country Club. I’m 25 years old and am ranked around 186 in the ATP Men’s rankings.

We all know despair. I experienced it when I least expected it. I defied all odds. I’m still stunned by it… but I’m here to tell you that even when all the odds are against you, all is possible and miracles do happen.

It started 4.5 years ago. I was ranked 220 in the world. My best ranking had been 185. I was 21, fit, happy and on a fabulous roll – I just won 12 matches in a row. It doesn’t get better than that.

Out of nowhere the symptoms began – swelling, bleeding, fatigue, “red” teeth, easy bruising. A possible diagnosis was leukemia. I actually felt fine inside, but my body was falling apart.

I had a rare blood disease, called ITP – a platelet count that was so very, very low, that my diagnosis was terminal. I was told that if I bumped my head, internal bleeding could not be stopped and I was instructed to lie totally still in bed for 36 hours – having been competing on a tennis court 5 days before.

I defied all the odds and got better. It took me 2.5 years to slowly re-build.

One day, I turned to my coach and said, “It’s over, I feel normal”. I will remember that moment always.

I had post-traumatic stress (or so Bev says) and the depression and panic attacks were real.

Today, I write to you to say, never give up. Miracles happen. It’s true that all is possible. Such gratitude – this feeling came to me. Now I want to give it to you.

Tags: depression, fit, happy, healthy, Jamie Baker, miracle, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, Tennis
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Beverley Pugh

Beverley Pugh

Beverley Pugh has international experience in Individual, Marital and Family Therapist services. Areas of practice include counselling in: individual, couples, family, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, pain management, multicultural, workplace and others.

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If you are having difficulty calming your mind and relaxing into sleep, lay down on your bed and get comfortable. Then close your eyes and place a cold damp cloth on your forehead for 20 minutes. You can listen to music while you do this or enjoy imagining a favourite place. When I worked in a sleep disorder clinic this practice was very popular. If you wish, read a couple of pages from an inspirational book. Take a deep breath and sink into your comfortable bed.

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Beverley Pugh has international experience in Individual, Marital and Family Therapist services. Areas of practice include counselling in: individual, couples, family, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, pain management, multicultural, workplace and others.

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