Month: May 2026

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Being your own village

To survive in life we need to have many skills.  pursuing our dreams requires even more. Most of us rely on the support of a village, whether that includes relatives or community members, to effectively address the numerous ways we need assistance. This can mean anything from asking favours of acquaintances or leaning on loved ones for support or paying a skilled person to handle specialised tasks. However, each of us is born with the capacity to be their own village. We embody many roles throughout our lifetimes, all of which are representative of our capacity for self-sufficiency and self-determination. In different moments in our lives, we are our own counsellor, cleaner, carer, cook, healer, teacher and student. Our willingness to joyfully take on these roles grants us the power to maintain control over the direction our life’s journey takes.

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In past times, human beings learned all of the skills needed for survival. Today, the majority of people specialise in a single discipline, which they hone throughout their lives. Thus, many of us feel uncomfortable standing at the helm of our own existence. We often question our ability to make decisions concerning our own health, happiness and welfare, and are left feeling dependent and powerless. But the authority to take ultimate responsibility for our lives is simply a matter of believing that we have the necessary faith and intelligence to cope with any circumstance the universe chooses to give us. Proving that we can each be our own village through action enables us to accept that we are strong enough to exist autonomously. Cooking, cultivating a garden of fruits and vegetables, undertaking minor home repair or adopting a healthier lifestyle can help us reassert our will.

Being your own village does not mean embracing isolation, for a balanced life is built upon the foundations of both the inner and outer villages. Rather, being your own village is a celebration of your amazing inner strength and resourcefulness, as well as an acknowledgment of your innate ability to steer the course of your life.

If this has resonated with you get in touch today. Through personalised guidance, I will help you to learn to change your thoughts, help you learn that you are special and change the way you are thinking about what you think about yourself.

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Embracing New Information

We are living in an information age. It is very easy to become overwhelmed by the constant influx of scientific studies, breaking news and even spiritual revelations that fill our bookshelves, radio waves, Internet pages, tv screens and in-boxes. No sooner have we made a decision on what to eat or how to think about the universe than a new report, video or book comes out confounding our well-researched opinion. After a while, we may very well be tempted to dismiss or ignore new information in the interest of stabilising our point of view or preventing overloading our brains, and this is understandable.

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Rather than shutting down and ignoring what might be vital information, we might try instead to remain open by allowing our intuition to guide us. For example, there is a plethora of contradictory studies concerning foods that are allegedly good for you and foods that are allegedly bad for you. At a certain point, though, we can feel for ourselves whether coffee or tomatoes are good for us or not. The answer is, of course, different for each individual, and this is something that a scientific study can’t account for. All we can do is take in the information and process it through our own systems of understanding.

Only we can decide what information, ideas and concepts we will integrate. Remaining open give us the option to change and shift by checking in with ourselves as we learn new information. It keeps us flexible and alert, and while it can feel a bit like being thrown off balance all the time, this openness is essential to the process of growth and expansion. Maybe the key is realising that we are not going to finally get to some stable place of having it all worked out. After all, we are always learning. Throughout our lives we will go through the processes of opening to new information, integrating it and stabilising our worldview. As soon as we have reached some kind of stability, it will be time to open again to new information, which is inherently destabilising. Maybe, if we see ourselves as surfers riding the incoming waves of information and inspiration, always open and willing to attune ourselves to the next shift, we will see how lucky we are to have this opportunity to play on the waves and, most of all, to enjoy the ride whilst we are learning.

If this has resonated with you get in touch today. Through personalised guidance, I will help you to learn to change your thoughts, help you learn that you are special and change the way you are thinking about what you think about yourself.

Get in touch today. Email hello@maggiecurrie.co.uk

Many people don’t understand the importance of working with a qualified, experienced and expert coach to help rebuild their confidence in themselves. It is just as important as a mechanic for a garage or a chef for a restaurant.

Get in touch today.

Multi Award Winning Transformational Coach & Author

Southern Enterprise Awards: Most Empowering Transformation Coach 2021

Southern Enterprise Awards: Transformational Coach of the Year 2022

Website:       http://www.maggiecurrie.co.uk

Facebook:    https://www.facebook.com/maggielifecoach/

Email:          hello@maggiecurrie.co.uk