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The Medicine Wheel Explaining the Lakota (Sioux) Medicine Wheel according to Don Warne. Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

Lullaby-themed videos. Great for Kids A Collection of 37 lullaby-themed videos. Great for Kids! Available here in full length, without advertising or interruptions. If you find these useful, you can purchase a DVD https://www.createspace.com/257521 (use code SQRA8NNC for $5 off). "By the time I decided to post this on Youtube I had already lost the list of the melodies, but with the help of youtube community we can restore it. If you know the title, please comment with it and its time-point. So far: 0:00 Rock-a-bye Baby (Hush-a-bye) 3:07 All the Pretty Horses  4:59, also 1:11:30 Ave Maria - Johann Sebastian Bach/ Charles Gounod 10:27 Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) 11:59 Mary Had a Little Lamb 13:00 "Johannes Brahms's Lullaby ", 1:14:59 24:05 Lullaby (Wiegenlied) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 28:17 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 40:28 Scarborough Fair 50:06, What Child is This? (Greensleeves), 1:24:28 1:03:50 Edvard Grieg - 'Peer Gynt&

10 Easy tips to have more time for you! If you are always putting yourself on the back burner, it's time to make a change. Joining in with 10 Easy Tips to plug any leaks in your schedule that keep you from having enough time from Calendar Nirvana Coach Gretchen Duhaime. These are great tips from Gretchen; like other coaches, I find myself working through these with clients all the time. Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles How to Deal with a Flirtatious Coworker! Eckhart Tolle on Loneliness Inspiring Quotes on Courage Managing Difficult

Friday Recipe -  Catalan Fish Stew - Rick Stein This is an everyday Catalan fish soup that is more like a stew and has several variants. Like so many Catalan dishes, it starts with a sofregit of fried garlic and tomato. A hearty Catalan fish soup; a meal in bowl. Catalan fish stew Ingredients 6 tbsp olive oil 1 large Spanish onion, chopped 2 fennel bulbs, chopped 150g/5oz chorizo, diced 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp fennel seeds, ground 2 cloves new season garlic, crushed ½tsp sweet paprika powder 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 1 tsp saffron strands (optional) 3 fresh bay leaves 1 tin plum tomatoes 100ml/3½ fl oz fish stock or water 150ml/5 fl oz white wine 500g/1 lb 2oz mussels, cleaned 650g/1 lb 7 oz firm white fish (bream, pollock, cod, monkfish), filleted, dredged in flour and fried in olive oil 100g/3½ oz toasted almonds, ground To serve 1 lemon, cut into wedges steamed potatoes and spring greens Preparation method

A Self Calming Meditation For Kids With Bedtime Story Children will love to experience belly breathing with playful sea otters and a sea child. "Sea Otter Cove" story by Lori Lite in book, eBook and CD/mp3 is teaches an effective, self-calming technique also known as "diaphragmatic breathing." .  Proper breathing can lower stress and anxiety levels. It can be used to decrease pain and anger. Delightful characters and easy breathing encourage your child to slow down, relax, and fall asleep peacefully.  Available to purchase at: Stress Free Kids Website: http://tinyurl.com/3jjoqjb iTunes: http://bit.ly/haBIgv Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writi

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Making Time To Read From Getchen Rubin of   http://www.happiness-project.com   Of my hundreds of happiness-project resolutions, one of my very favorite resolutions is to Read more. Reading is an essential part of my work. It forms an important part to my social life. And far more important, reading is my favorite thing to do, by a long shot. I'm not a well-rounded person. But reading takes time, and there aren't many days when I can read as much as I'd like. Here are some strategies I use to help me get more good reading done. 1. Quit reading. I used to pride myself on finishing every book I started. No more. Life is short. There are too many wonderful books to read. 2. Read books you enjoy. When I'm reading a book I love—for example, I'm now reading A. S. Byatt's The Children's Book—I'm astonished by how much time I find to read during my day. Which is another reason to stop reading a book I don't enjoy. 3. Use

Friday Fish Recipe - Best Poisson Gros Sel Recipe- Fish The Haitian Way Something lovely from Cooking The Haitian Way "Poisson "Gros Sel" is a succulent Haitian dish, and easy to make. I like to use red snapper, although other people might use catfish, tilapia. The first thing in "cooking the Haitian way" is to clean your fish well. In Haiti , we take great pride in cooking, so we make sure the end result is perfect. If you were to cook, and forgot to remove the genitals part of the fish, nobody will eat the fish. Basically, cleaning the fish is top priority. I am going to show you on the video How to clean Fish The Haitian Way. Then, I am going to show you how to marinate it. Last, but not least how to cook it.  After cleaning the fish, and removing the gills, pour some lime juice on it to remove the fishy smell. Let it sit on the side for about five to ten minutes while you are preparing the ingredients. Then rinse the fish, and remove the acidity

How to Be Calm in a Stressful Situation This is an extract from a great little wikihow. You can find the rest to the link below "The clock is ticking. Everyone's counting on you. Which wire should you cut? While most of us never have to deal with the life-or-death dilemmas of a bomb squad, everyday situations such as job interviews, public speaking, and family emergencies, can be every bit as stressful if we are not accustomed to dealing with them. Learning how to remain calm in times of stress will not only make things go more smoothly immediately, it can also, over time, help you lead a healthier, happier life. Here's how to keep your cool when the pressure mounts...." Read the rest at  http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Calm-in-a-Stressful-Situation Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and priv

Love Abundance - How To Start A Relationship With Someone New Mat Boggs is a best-selling author, speaker, and certified coach. He helps women MANifest the relationship they want. You can find out more at www.CrackingTheManCode.com   Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Inspiring Quotes on Courage Are you shy? Learn how to make friends in new situations. Music to Comfort Managing Difficult Conversations:9 Questions to Ask Yourself