Facebook Fan Favourites from Everyday Inspiration

Here’s a collaboration of our Facebook Page’s Fan Favourites (a few years old now but still oh so relevant). Some people find that they catch a glimpse of a post at just the right moment in their lives to get them moving forward or snapped out of a not so great time in their lives. From my heart to yours; enjoy – Larissa xx

Time for Reflection?

“Through others pressing our buttons we are given the opportunity to self reflect. We are unable to change ourselves in a situation if we do not possess an awareness about ourselves and the roles we are playing and the traits or characteristics we are displaying. How can one change if they do not FIRST identify what they acting out or being in the first place. Many of us label ourselves as being a certain way in life. In truth you are that way, but you are also it’s opposite and many other ways. – Larissa”

Who are You

“If a stranger asked you this, how would you answer? Remember, you are more than your name, more than what you do, more than who you think you are….”

Are you Living a Self- Actualised Life?

“Are you living a self actualized life? Huh! What is self actualisation you ask? It is the realization or fulfilment of one’s talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone.
The thing is, if you are NOT you will feel that sense of un-fulfilment, that ‘this isn’t what I’m meant to be doing’ feeling, that ‘nothing is filling this deep drive I have within me to do something I love with my life’ or even that realisation of ‘I need to STOP stuffing my emotions down with food, alcohol or keeping ridiculously busy’. That voice or feeling within will be try to get through the racing thoughts, the mind numbing busyness or the out-right avoidance strategies you are using. ARE YOU LISTENING? – Larissa”

No one is Better, No one is Worse

Are you Playing the Victim?

“Many people feel victimised when life challenges are present in their lives. They say things like; “why me? But I’m a good person! what did I ever do? I don’t deserve this”! Does this sound familiar? You see growth happens on the border of support and challenge. Think of a muscle.. What do you need to do in order for that muscle to grow? Yes, that’s right, challenge it. Put it under some load, work it and allow it to recover and watch it grow. I’ve heard some coaches lately say things like “if it doesn’t make you happy then don’t do it”! This is a load of shit. Anyone who has ever achieved anything great in life will tell you at times “it was challenging, I wanted to give up, I questioned why I was doing this, but I persevered and in the end it was all totally worth it”. To take the attitude: “This isn’t making me happy right now I’ll give up” is one sure fire way to shrink as a person and stay small. You’ll become addicted to praise, nice, happy and feeling good and this in itself will draw in its opposite to balance you out. Just like a muscle that isn’t challenged and always supported eg, in a sling, it will shrink and never do anything great. Welcome challenge in your life. Adopt an attitude to conquer them whilst gaining the right support to get through them and you will achieve great things. – Larissa xx”

The world is your Mirror

“The world is your mirror. What you see in others is within you. The moment you realise this is the moment you become self actualised, gain an awareness beyond the labels you place upon yourself and free yourself from any limitations you or others have placed upon you. Be Free! – Larissa xx”

Today is your Gift

“Today is a gift, that’s why we call it the present.”
We live in a society which glamorizes always being on-the-go. We have food to-go, drinks to-go, smartphones which allows us to get our news, email, reading, and “social needs” all taken care of in one place. We often forget to relax. We often forget to appreciate the moment.
We are always on the go; always on the run, but we never really arrive?

The Real Secret

“That is the real secret. To accept what happens as perfect synchronicity in your life. Regardless of how good or bad you perceive those experiences to be, they would never happen in the first place if not meant towards your highest good. Your life has always been perfect for you and it always will be”

Are you listening?

“Many children, in this age, are presenting with food intolerances, allergies and gut problems (some resulting in behavioural changes as a result). The answer for many is re-incorporating a simplistic diet and lifestyle. What seems as a huge problem for these families (eg. avoiding dairy, gluten, wheat etc) in many cases turns out to be a blessing. The family returns to the roots of healthy eating. Simple, natural whole foods.
Symptomology in our bodies is the bodies way of getting its message across to us. Are you listening?”

Loving my Inner Bitch

“So there’s this women I’ve just recently met who proceeds to call me “Ms Positive” because I shared with her I help people through Life Coaching. The way she says it is with this school girl spiteful tone. “Hellooooo Ms Positive” she says. So I decided to share with her that besides being positive at times I can also act like a negative bitch, get furiously angry, swear like an old hard arsed country drunk, be annoyingly sarcastic, not one for dishing out sympathy, and well that’s just the beginning of the long line of so called negative traits I lovingly own and that all of those things are just as awesome as “being Ms Positive”. She Hasn’t called me Ms Positive since
The moral of the story: every trait serves you in life and there actually are no positive or negative traits. We just place labels on them as to wether or not they support our values or challenge our values. Love yourself for all that you are, not just one part. Xx”

Loving Love

“When communicating with your partner it is wise to remember these 3 things:
1) We all just want to be loved for who we are right now
2) If they are really pressing your buttons they are simply reflecting back to you parts or aspects of yourself you haven’t learned to love
3) Their values are completely different to yours. It’s wise to relate to them in their value system whilst honouring yours. This opens the lines of communication and loving respect.
Xx enjoy your day”

Do you Have Unrealistic Expectations?

“Things don’t always turn how you think, plan or vision board how they will turn out! Why? Because in our visualisations or sometimes fantasies we forget to add in the challenges, the feelings of overwhelm, the being stretched to the limit, the having to change ourselves to get that thing or create that outcome, the letting go of how we think it should be, the fact we have to kick our own arse a few times, the shit feelings and the simple reason that you cannot control everything in life. Living an amazing life is about doing what you love, serving the world and others with your unique abilities , planning for greatness (whatever your version of greatness is) and accepting what is for all we only ever have is this moment.”

Imagination is Everything

Being Happy all of the time would hurt your cheeks!

Why do so many people think the ultimate goal is to be happy all the time. For a start my cheeks would get sore from the constant smiling and that would make me annoyed. It’s an unrealistic fantasy that we “should” be happy all the time – Larissa xx

Not Satisfied with your Life?

EVERYONE HAS A STORY IN LIFE:

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted…
“Dad, look the trees are going behind!”
Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity,
suddenly he again exclaimed…
“Dad, look the clouds are running with us!”
The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man…
“Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?”
The old man smiled and said…
“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.

Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.

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