What is your Childs Star Sign

March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I met a lady in Tasmania yesterday who is really into Astrology and we started discussing my children’s star signs (Amelia is an Aquarius and Henry is a Gemini) and how compatible they are as siblings. Here is what a top website tells me.

Gemini and Aquarius are equally immersed in the life of the mind, but they approach thinking from two different perspectives. Gemini sees life as a smorgasbord of ideas. Even from a young age, this inquisitive child will ask “why?” far more often than peers — or even older children. Aquarius, on the other hand, is usually already sure that his or her “answers” are right. This sure-footed urchin seems to come equipped with an explanation for life that fits the world view s/he has at any given moment in time. These two will challenge one another on almost everything, and this can lead to some raucous “discussions”, at the very least. They aren’t very likely to get physical about their disputes, though, as both shun the primitive nature of violence. At some point, they’ll realize there is plenty of room for both of their ideas in the world, and enjoy sharing them throughout their lives.

http://www.tarot.com/family/parenting/sibling-compat.php?p1=11&p2=3

We also discussed the likely star sign of our unborn baby – another Gemini and I wonder how similar in personality he will be to Henry.

http://www.bellybelly.com.au/baby-starsigns/gemini-baby

You should check out your children’s star signs as they can give you a real insight into what makes them the person they are and how you can parent them the best way possible.

Good Luck !

Pam

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Pregnant at 42!

February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Women tell me they felt “complete” on the birth of a first, second, third, forth or more child and having had my daughter and son 16 months apart back in 2006 and 2007 I had a very strong feeling that there was another child out there that would make out family “complete” but the time never seemed right. Having had 2 heart breaking miscarriages since 2009 I resigned myself to the fact that I would not be having another child and would have to live with that incomplete feeling.
It’s funny the way things turn out though and at the start of 2011 my husband and I decided that we would follow our dream to escape the rat race for 9 months and travel around Australia with our kids in a Motorhome while they are still young. I decided that 3 months before our departure data I would go on a full detox which I really enjoyed and dropped 8kgs and before we knew it we had rented our Sydney home out and the slimmer fitter version of me and my crew were on the road. All of the feelings of wanting another child returned even stronger than before as I had more time on my hands to relax and think. My husband and I discussed “trying again” over a nice dinner outside our Motorhome one evening a month into the trip and he said if it’s what you really want we will go for it. Someone once told me that all babies are little balls of energy floating out there waiting to find the right set of parents for them that would allow them to live out the blue print of their life. If you believe in this concept or think it’s hocus pocus I’m telling you from that moment we were ready to open our hearts to our little ball of energy and 6 weeks later I did a positive pregnancy test in Alice Springs!

I am now 23 weeks pregnant and feeling fantastic. I have done my ante natal check ups and scans in different places along our journey and the restful and stress free life we are living on the road is going to make a very happy and content baby. I so look forward to the birth of our baby and to hold him/her in my arms and to finally feel complete.

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What is projected onto the film of your life

October 10, 2011 By 1 Comment

Your body is exactly like a movie projector, and the film running through the projector is all of your thoughts and feelings. Everything you see on the screen of your life is what has been projected from within you, and is what you have put into the film.

By choosing higher thoughts and feelings you can change what you see on the screen at any time. You have complete control of what goes into your film!

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When is the last time you took a Risk?

September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hi Friend,

This is an excerpt from Bob Proctor which really rang true with me considering we have “risked” so much so we could live out our family dream to travel around Australia in a Winnebago.

I was talking with one of my good friends about risk…

My dictionary tells me that to risk is “to expose oneself to the chance of loss.” I suppose that is true. Another piece of literature I was once given (author unknown) suggests that:

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.

You may avoid suffering and sorrow if you don’t risk, but you simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing and has nothing. Only a person who risks is free.

What causes individuals to shy away from taking a risk, even if it is a low risk and will give them something they really want? Well, certainly high on most people’s list would be fear of loss, failure and perceived humiliation if the loss were to occur. Why would we automatically think that we would fail at something? Why wouldn’t we first try and see, and then if we did fail, learn from that experience and move on? What causes us to have these thoughts of inferiority?

Well, I believe it dates back to our little life. And, since risk-taking, to my knowledge, is not a subject that is taught in school, it would lead me to believe that a person’s fear of taking risks might stem back from before they can even remember. When you were a child taking your very first steps, it wasn’t uncommon to hear one of your parents or guardians say, “Be careful, you might fall.” Or, “Don’t do that, you’ll ….” Though some of this is rhetoric and you don’t really pay much attention to it, for some, it begins the pattern of playing it safe.

Think of how much better equipped we would be to face life’s challenges and succeed, if we had repetitively heard, “Take a chance and don’t worry about falling, because you’re going to fall…probably quite often. Falling is an important part of learning.” Many of the greatest lessons you’ll receive in life are going to come from falling … from your failures.

Failing will never make you a failure unless you quit. Unfortunately, very few people heard that when they were small. The vast majority of our population have been mentally programmed to play it safe.

In my seminars I have often said that a little baby is a natural born risk taker. The baby never considers the consequences of falling when it is learning to walk. Falling is acknowledged as a natural consequence to learning to walk. I guess you could call it a calculated gamble; it’s a prerequisite to mastering a myriad of motor skills required to get you on your feet and moving. It’s a natural progression in movement. Why then, wouldn’t we stop to consider that any movement into unchartered territory should be viewed with the same consideration? What happens to us?

Why is it that we do not see the process of reaching our goals as having steps similar to the ones the baby must take in order to learn to walk? There will be some stumbling and falling in the learning process, but success can only be reached when we are prepared to take those steps, all of them, even the ones where we may fall down. The real win is the confidence and experience we acquire which translates into new opportunities for growth, enjoyment and expansion in all areas of our life.

If you dream of living your life in a really big way, you must accept risk-taking as a very real part of the apprenticeship you must serve. Make a decision right now to change. Decide this very moment there will be no more playing it safe … no more “saving it for a rainy day” type thinking in your life. When people get caught up in the habit of saving for a rainy day, that is generally what they get … a rainy day.

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How are Australians Shopping Online?

September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Via Scoop.it – Circle Of Friends

It’s interesting that Australian’s are using search first but looking for specific brands and shops rather than generic terms. We are more likely to compare online. Facebook is the social network with the most influence. This makes sense, as we are one of the world’s largest social network users. Do you agree with these findings?
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The art of keeping fit when you are time poor

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“I have little or no time in my busy schedule to exercise!” Sound familiar?
I thought the same thing until a couple of weeks ago when I decided to snap out of it. I thought about it, and I’m getting older, those extra pounds aren’t coming off like they used to. You know what, there is no excuse for not finding the time. Here’s how I planned to get fit and find the time in my (busy) weekly schedule.
I get the kids to pack their lunches in the night.
I get up half an hour earlier to start my day.
Instead of driving the kids to school, we have been walking. Hence for the extra half an hour.
What would normally take 10 mins, it now takes 1hour full trip. The distance is over 1km one way so we leave at 8am to get to school by 830am. I’m home by 9am. The days I work, i head straight to train station to be at work by 9am.
By planning, being organized and a bit of willingness I’ve found extra time in my day to spend some quality time with my kids and keep fit at the same time.
I’m feeling more energized and am more motivated than ever before. Now if I can find time, can you?

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You can do it

September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hi Friend,

I love the Chinese proverb, “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”

Many people thought we were crazy to dream about traveling around Australia in a Motorhome but we kept the dream alive and here we are living our dream – cool eh !

Pam

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The Quickest Banana Cake to Make and Bake

September 5, 2011 By 9 Comments
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If you’re anything like me, the thought of baking with kids can be a bit of a nightmare. That was until I made this awesome recipe that is quick and super easy. Six ingredients and a food processor is all you need. The kids can help as it only requires them to place the ingredients in to the food processor and press the on button!

Here’s what you’ll need to do:

Turn on your oven to 160•C.
Place one 250g block of butter into the food processor with 1 cup of caster sugar. Blend until creamy.
Next add 3 really ripe bananas (my kids won’t eat the bananas once the skin goes motley in colour so this is a great recipe for using those bananas to prevent waste). Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence or vanilla paste (I prefer the paste). Mix until combined.
Next add 2 eggs and mix until combined. Lastly add 2 cups of self raising flour and mix well.
Place 2/3 of the mixture into a greased and floured cake tin (donut shape). use the remaining 1/3 to put into mini cup cake papers and tin. Additionally, you can place choc chips on top if you’re feeling like giving the kids an extra treat.

The cup cakes only need around 10 minutes in the oven or until golden in colour. I put them in first so I can let the kids have one soon after, while the cake is baking.
Place the cake in for around 30 mins, checking on colour and bounce before taking it out. Be careful not to burn yourself.
Caution: Allow cup cakes and cake to cool on a rack before giving them to the kids or yourself.

The best part of this recipe is that there is hardly any washing up to do! The quickest and easiest banana cake ever.

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What is your Dream ?

September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dear Circle of Friends friends,

I would like to share with you a process for bringing things into your life that I have been using for the last 4 years – Vision Boarding. I have had some amazing experiences using this process over the years including drawing 9 families members visiting us over Christmas last year from 3 different countries and every single one of the family members I drew in fact did come and visit us including my Mum who has not been to visit me once in the 13 years i have been in Australia. When I drew them onto my vision board not one of these family members intended to come to Australia for Christmas 2010 but I knew deep inside me that I could will them all to come. I used to email or chat to my sister in turkey and tell her I cant to see you all at Christmas – she would laugh and say Pam we are not planning  to come to oz this year but I believed in it so strongly that by September 2010 she was considering it and by the October she has booked all the tickets over – and not just for a short trip but for 6 whole divine weeks – truly amazing. My husbands sister, husband and three kids also came from NZ and my mother-in-law and a niece from Ireland. The house was packed to the rafters with our family and myself, Kevin and the kids could not have been happier. 
More recently this year I readded my Winnebago to my vision board – it has been on there since 2009 but I featured it much more strongly this year and I have a picture of my 2 kids sitting in one that we saw at a RV show. In May 2011 we bought our brand spanking new Winnebago Esperance and again I totally willed this into our lives. 

I am so passionate about how this simple process can transform people’s lives that i have run 2 workshops at work and I have taken over 100 people through this process again with amazing results. 

As my friends I would like to share the main concepts with you many of which feature in the book and movie called The Secret. I would highly recommend you buy one or both and play it over and over until it starts to sink in. I have also recently joined www. iamgr8ful.com where some of the masters and teachers of the law of attraction share stories and tips with you and open up a community of like minded people to you to help you understand the positive changes you can very easily make in your life. 

I have listed below the main takeaways from sessions I have run:

Ask, Believe, Receive – you need to first flick through the Catalogue of the Universe to pick out the EXACT life you want for yourself and then ASK the Universe to deliver this to you.  Make sure these are the images you have captured on your Vision Board.  You need to say to yourself over again – I can afford that, I can have that. 
If its a new home you want get out there and find the perfect house, go and have an inspection – sit on the lounge in that perfect house and imagine how you will feel when this house is yours. 
If its a new car you want book a test drive this weekend – wrap your hands around that steering wheel and feel the feelings you will feel when it is yours. 
It its the perfect partner you want to attract into your life make changes in your life now to send the message out that you are ready for that person to come into your life.  Push your clothes over to one half of the wardrobe and leave the other side free so he/she can hang their clothes there when they move in.  Make sure you have left a space for your perfect partner to park their car at  your house.  Make a list of all the traits you want your perfect partner to have and stick this list on your vision board. 
Do not limit yourself from the future you deserve – think big – anything is possible if you are passionate and you have UNWAVERING FAITH that it can be yours. 

Visualization:  You need to spend at least 5 minutes every day sitting in front of your vision board and emulate the feelings you will have when you achieve all of your dreams on your vision board.  It is important to get into this state of having these things now and feel the excitement, the butterflies in your tummy, imagine driving your new car out of the garage, the smell of a new car, taking your family and friends for their first spin etc. 
Visualation is a Powerful Process that will bring these things into your life.  If you have been there in the Mind you will go there in the body. 

Gratitute – Gratitude is the most powerful of all the processes that will attract what you want into your life.  If you are grateful for what you have in your life NOW and feel good about your life then more good things will come into your life.  Write a list of all the things you are grateful for right now.  Keep this list in a place where you can see it every day and feel good when you look at this list.  I keep mine in my notes section of my iphone and look at it and add to it often. 

There is an amazing  Empowered Visioning Video (the Words and Lifestyle Pictures) available on the I am gr8ful club website.  You can join up for $9.95 per month of $99 for an annual membership. This club is full of like minded people who are attracting their dream lives to them through the law of attraction.  They recommend that you  watch this Empowering Vision Video every day for 100 days and this will shift your thinking and amazing things will come to you. 

Attached is my 2011 Vision Board – in May this year my family and I collected our Brand New Winnebago Esperance so this is living proof that Vision Boarding Works! 

Good Luck Guys – if you need any further motivation please feel free to contact me on pamjcaldwell@gmail.com. 

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Collecting Jewels for your Necklace of Life

August 27, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Pam.
We have been on the road a week covered 600kms and have so many new experiences – I can’t imagine how many amazing family memories we will gather over our 9 months it is truly mind-boggling. I am loving being a full time Mum having gone back to work after my 2 kids as a necessity to pay our mortgage and live in the sydney lifestyle we have become accustomed to. But now I have got a reprieve a golden nugget, a year out of my busy life to just be a full time Mum and I am loving every minute. I hug and kiss my kids a hundred times a day and listen intently their chatter, hold their little hands, observe them and teach them stuff about the world. I have noticed my patience levels have improved as I’m not sweating the small stuff and I’m taking the time out to enjoy being with them – I truly feel grateful for this experience – this moment in time. So many parents tell us to enjoy them while they are small as they grow up so quickly so I am taking them at their word. I have collected such lovely memories in a short 7 days and I am sure my kids have too.

Steve Biddulph author of Raising Boys and Manhood speaks about the importance of taking Time out as a family to collect jewels for the necklace of your life and the cool thing is your children and husband will carry the same jewels on their necklaces! Thanks for the tip Steve I a mentally aware when we have a lovely moment to acknowledge that this is one of those special jewel moments. We had one 2 days ago we were bush walking around a 3km loop track on the polblue swamp in the stunning Barrington Tops in New South Wales, it was late afternoon and Kevin was ahead with Henry on his shoulders and as Millie and I approached then told us to be quiet. We crept up to where they were and a kangaroo was 2 meters from us standing tall staring at us – the setting sun was behind him and he was silhouetted in it’s glow. We stood starting back at him and time stopped for maybe 2 or 3 minutes as we were all locked in the moment – and then he turned and bounced off – wow I was so high on life afterwards I wish I could have bottled the feeling !!

Grab every moment you can to be there for your kids while you can – take the time to let them get their sentence out, hold their warm little hand, hug and kiss them and tell they how much you love them – don’t worry if the washing up is not done or if your vacuuming has not been done for a few days – that stuff really does not matter – those moments will not be on the jewels on your necklace of life – the kangaroo moment will be – grab as many moments as you can – you owe it to yourself and your kids.

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