The Power by Sue Ellin Browder ISBN 0-471-19651-7
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Well hello there
A Happy New Year to you all from snowy Kent. This Newsletter will focus on some of those bizarre things we do in the Post-Christmas madness. I was not one of those who sat in a 5-mile queue to hit the sales at Bluewater Shopping Centre. In a consumerist society it is easy to get carried away with accumulating more stuff and working harder to pay for it. Why not stop awhile and look at what you have got. Cherish the people you have in your life now, spend time with them now and when you think an extra bit of overtime will pay for a new bathroom or just sign away for a loan or another credit card, just stop and think about it. Any bathroom looks good by candlelight and maybe time to relax is what you really need. Common sense seems to be on the decrease. And onto another strange ritual we do at this time of year - lose the weight we put on eating too much last month! The book review has to be the best book I have read to date on the subject and is a must for anyone embarking on a weight loss programme of any sort or is unhappy with their size.
With Best Wishes for 2003
Please, Please, Please recycle some of the packaging those presents came in. Look out for recycling bins in shops for your old Christmas cards. It only takes a little extra effort and you will feel good about it afterwards. If you got a mobile phone for Christmas, you will find recycling bins and envelopes in shops like the Co-op, Oxfam and others. Some mobile phone shops will take your old phone and recycle it also.
Go M.A.D. from Go M.A.D. which is edited and reviewed by www.theecologist.org
Buy locally produced food, from local shops and farmers' markets.
Buying locally you support your own community and its economy and help reduce
the massive and unnecessary CO2 emissions from food transportation. In 1996,
the UK imported 434,000 tonnes of apples, 202,000 tonnes of which were from
outside the EU. The distribution of 1 kilogramme of apples from New Zealand
creates its own weight in CO2 emissions. Meanwhile, over 60% of UK apple orchards
have been lost since 1970. Contact the National Association of Farmers' markets
at www.farmersmarkets.net
or contact your local council offices.
We have a local Farmers' market and it is a pleasure to wander round sipping
spiced hot apple juice and buying fresh local meat and veg. Home made pasties
and pies and the best bread I have had in ages.
It's not something we think about too much usually but our money can actually be helping some of the atrocities that happen in the world. Many banks invest in Third World countries that often include child and slave labour, poor working conditions and bad Health & Safety. We even have accounts with them.
Services that they include are mortgage, savings and business bank accounts and many more. They have all the up to date facilities such as internet banking and their policies are completely ethical.
http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/
Customer Service
PO Box 200
Delf House
Southway
Skelmersdale
Lancs
WN8 6GH
Telephone Banking phone 08457 212 212 (or +44 1695 53760 if calling from overseas).
If you want to find out about which companies invest in which unethical practices,
then the Ethical Consumer magazine is the best around for information.
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
Ethical Consumer Unit 21, 41 Old Birley Street, Manchester M15 5RF
telephone 00 44 (0) 161 226 2929 fax 00 44 (0) 161 226 6277
This book is an accumulation of the latest information on weight. Looking at the many reasons for weight gain, different types of fat and then how to tackle it. A good source of information and explains why weight programmes don't work for everyone. A brilliant self-empowering tool aimed mainly at women although could be tailored for men. Inspiring.
The Power by Sue Ellin Browder ISBN 0-471-19651-7
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Are they just a reaction to all the overindulgence of December or is it the timing of a New Year and supposedly new starts? Resolutions can be made at any time of the year when you are sufficiently motivated and want the change to take place. Setting unrealistic goals at this time of year out of duty or guilt will inevitably fail leaving you flat and disappointed in yourself. Goals should be SMART
Specific
Measureable
Achievable
Realistic and to a
Timescale
Try using this framework to help you in your business life and personal life. Most people feel better when they goals they set are manageable and are achieving them and most people feel better when they are working on achieving goals than merely ambling through life. If you are interested in setting some life goals and not sure where to start, perhaps a Life Coach can help you. They act as a mentor and support you while the changes are taking place.
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The days are getting longer and the snow drops will be appearing soon - see you all in March when the daffodils will be with us.