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A Poem For The USA

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Recently I shared a blog post thanking all the people from all the countries all over the world who have visited this Clarabelle blog. I said in that blog post that as a special thank you, I would create a poem dedicated to each country. So today I share with you the first of these poems, especially for the visitors from the United States of America. Thank you for being here.

From The USA

I’m thanking you,
For visiting me.
From the USA
Have a cup of tea.
Enjoy what I share,
To inspire you,
This Scottish lass,
Poetically I do.
You’re far away,
But feel close to me,
People from United States
You make me happy.

By Clarabelle

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A Grateful Heart

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Thanksgiving Day

May I wish a beautiful Thanksgiving Day to all who are celebrating it today. This Thanksgiving Day poem is just for you.  Thank you for being here, Clarabelle.

A Grateful Heart

A grateful heart,
is so special and true.
A beautiful moment,
a caring you.

A grateful heart,
brings warmth everyday.
A magical time,
in a meaningful way.

A grateful heart,
is open and heals.
kindness in your soul,
it lovingly feels.

A grateful heart,
on this Thanksgiving Day.
Brings loved ones together,
in a wonderful way.

Created by Clarabelle, 28 November 2013, Happy Thanksgiving Day to YOU

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Beyond your dreams……

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Dream Achievement

Imagine what’s beyond your dreams, I mean once you have achieved them, visualise that right now, think yourself into that zone of dream achievement, isn’t it such a wonderful happy place?

I love this quote below by Walt Disney, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” –  it says it all to me really.  My sister brought me this little bag back from her travels in America this year, she said when she seen it, she thought of me instantly, she said “I just had to get it for you”.  It is a real pleasure to share that with you today.  Love Clarabelle

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In need of some motivation?

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Motivational Speech

Everyone needs a little bit of motivation and inspiration now and again, it is good for the soul and it can make all the difference in your life at any moment in time.

If you have 3 minutes to spare today, listen to the words of this motivational speech that I created. It contains words from the heart, words to feed your mind and connect with your soul.  I hope it gives you a little boost.

Please also feel free to share it if you feel you know someone else who might benefit from listening to it.

Keep going my friend, keep going till you get to the top, because indeed that is where the best view is.

I’ll see you at the top!!  Clarabelle

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A little bit of gratitude….

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A little bit of gratitude goes a long long way.  

Below is an updated version of the YouTube video which relates to the eBook I am currently creating entitled “It’s All About Gratitude”.  The eBook will be available to purchase on Amazon Kindle soon and the video shares extracts from the content of that eBook.

The backing track has been updated on this latest YouTube video.  The backing track piano instrumental is from my original song “I Am Here” and I will be in the studio very soon recording it for my up and coming music Album, “The Becoming of Me”.  The backing track you hear playing on this YouTube video was arranged and played by Denis Kilty, http://www.deniskilty.com and I am so grateful to Denis for arranging this piano backing track, he did such an amazing job.

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Peace in her Heart

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I have a lovely feeling of peace and contentment flowing through my body this morning, I am aware of it and treasure it right now.  I just had to write, here is what came out.  I hope you enjoy.  May your happy spirit touch other hearts today.  Love Clarabelle

Peace in her Heart

She woke up, with peace in her heart today
No inner battles, in her way
The fight has gone, war no more
Everything leads, to the fulfilment door
Now it’s different, now she can see
That an opened heart, will let this be
She knows that her gift, travels afar
She knows that her energy, raises the bar
And as the soft wind blows, contentment plays a tune
Happiness in the air, goodnight Mr Moon
This misty morning, is full of white
She feels its presence, she is the light
Her breath is silent, and simply pure
Because she is so certain, she is so sure
That all her dreams, are alive inside
The vision is here, nothing to hide
For her soul is connected, dancing free
Her spirit is full, of happy energy
But who is, this miracle she?
She can be “he” and she is “me”

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One Year On

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Happy Birthday Blog 🙂

Today, I celebrate the birthday of this blog, it is one year old today.  I love putting my heart, soul, passion and energy into this blog and I feel it is evolving as I am evolving.

Inner Growth

I didn’t plan to do this blog, it wasn’t one of my goals but I do remember the day, one year ago, when I decided to set it up here on wordpress.  Prior to that, I had been writing lots and lots of poetry and I was gaining so much inner growth and special connection from my creative self expressions.  Something just clicked with me that day, on 20 April 2012, there was a heightened moment of realisation, a momentary illumination of the heart, that I should share my poetry and other creative expressions on a blog.  I just felt there was this strong inner calling to do that – so I did, I acted on it straight away, with no hesitation, it was a very enlightened experience indeed.

The Story of My Life

It was the right thing to do, this blog is part of me now, it’s the story of my life, the sharing of my secrets, it demonstrates the strength in my vulnerability and the love in my heart.  It has been soul baring, deeply moving and heartwarming at times, I have shared poetic reflections that I used to only whisper to my shadow.  This blog is about who I am and what I am becoming but I know I would not get the same fulfillment, deepest gratitude and satisfaction from it, if it wasn’t connecting with other souls – it has to inspire hearts – it has to help YOU to evolve and advance too.  

I want for you what I want for myself and that is to truly live life, to truly love life, to be who you are, to answer your inner calling, to shape the right way forward for yourself in alignment with your values, to have peace and knowing in your heart that you are all that you ever need to be, to have faith and trust in your ability to use your creative imagination to advance you forward in life and attract a never ending abundance of all that you have ever wanted.  You are on the path to personal evolution, you never came off it, it’s time now to enjoy the scenery and truly live in this moment now……..as I write this, I hear the birds singing outside – in the beauty and gratitude of each precious moment the miracle of life right now will always give us what we need.

Go create with pure passion in your heart, for the tide of opportunity wants you to surf its waves and refresh the soul of the deepest oceans.

Thank you for reading my posts, I truly mean that from the core of my heart.

Much love to you today, Clarabelle

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The Extra Mile

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The Extra Mile

What does it mean for you, to go that extra mile?

The work I do, it is very important to me, I love to go the extra mile and I am always thinking about how I can advance others.  Let me give you an example of how I went the extra mile this week.

I was asked a couple of weeks ago to do a half hour talk on Executive Coaching to a large Banking Organisation.  This was a marvellous opportunity for me to talk about something I am very passionate about.  I had to focus the talk from the ‘Coachee’ perspective.  So rather than me just turning up on the day and sharing a few of my own thoughts on this, I decided to “go the extra mile”.

What did I do?

I coach a lot of Directors and Seniors Leaders in Organisations so I decided to ask them what they thought i.e. “How do you get the best out of your coaching sessions?”. From the 25 people I asked, I got 20 fabulous detailed responses.  I then collated and analysed all the feedback from these clients and produced “practical application” hand out notes for the people I was going to talk to, including 50 Top Tips!!  I also approached another Coachee that I worked with in the Banking Organisation last year and asked her if I could share her coaching success story and I was delighted that she was happy for me to do this.  I then created a presentation entitled “The Coachee’s Story” based on her coaching experience and positive results.

Advancing Others

I wasn’t expected to do any of the above, I wasn’t specifically asked to do that, but I wanted to give new participants on the coaching programme the best information I could offer them.  Before I prepared any of the above, I said to myself “How can I advance these people in this short talk?”.

I did the presentation yesterday and I feel it went down very well.  I was happy that I did some special research for the talk and I feel I gave people a great start going forward. This for me was “the extra mile” stuff.

I share this with you today, because I feel if you can make a good effort at going the extra mile for people it will not only satisfy and fulfill you from within but it will also really benefit and advance others.  It also makes you a really good role model for others, they see you going the extra mile and they want to do that too.

What does going “the extra mile” mean to you?

Wishing you a wonderful day on “the extra mile”.

Love Clarabelle

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“You” Inspiring “You”

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You Inspiring You

You may remember a few days ago I posted a blog entitled “What is a Talent?” and this blog post related to the book Strengths Finder 2.0 by bestselling Author, Tom Rath.  I shared with you on that blog post what my top five strengths are – number one being:

“Futuristic” – People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.

I am highly, highly visionary, so today, I want to play to this top strength of mine and share a very powerful visualisation exercise with you, adapted from the book Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, Kimsey-House and Sandahl.

“You” Inspiring “You”

I want you to imagine that you are standing on a stage about to speak to an audience of about 1000 people and there is another “You” also in that audience.

“You”, as the speaker on the stage, have 30 seconds to say something to that audience that completely and totally inspires them.

After listening to the talk, the other “You”, in the audience, is filled with pure inspiration, passion, desire and excitement to positively change your life and make a real difference.

What did “You” on the stage, say in that 30 seconds that made such an empowering positive impact on “You” in the audience.

I want you to imagine and visualise how it feels right now, being so inspired to go out and achieve what you want to achieve, nothing is going to stop you, you are firing on all cylinders and feel so ultimately connected to your inner being.  You are feeling the most empowered you have ever felt in your whole life.  What did the other “You” on the stage, say to “You” in the audience that made such a powerful impact on “You”.

What did “You” say on that stage?

What did the other “You” in the audience hear?

Tell me, I would LOVE to know.

We are all inspired by different things because we are all very unique in each and every way, only “You” know what inspires “You”.

I wish you a day filled with truth, faith and inspiration to act upon your heart.

Much love to you today, Clarabelle

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Seek First to Understand….

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Seek first to understand

“Seek first to understand before being understood”, one of my most favorite quotes from the late, Mr Stephen R. Covey in his bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  I was recommended this book in 2007 by an Executive Coach in America and I remember when trying to read it for the first time, I didn’t understand it…..I just couldn’t get it, I guess I wasn’t ready for it at that time.  Then, in 2009 I had this urge to try and read it again, so I did and I absolutely loved it. Second time around,  I related to every single aspect of the book, I fully understood the principles within it and it was a life changing book for me.  I use the impactful teachings from this book every day in my work and in my own journey towards personal mastery, but I don’t always get it right!!

“Seek first to understand before being understood”, is such a wonderful principle when put into practice but when emotions are running high it can be very difficult at times to adhere to it.  I have put the principle into practice many times but yesterday got caught out and I immediately realised it, after the event!!  You see, I allowed myself to react to my emotions rather than respond to the situation, which led me to putting my reply across in the wrong way.  I was wrong and I admit I was wrong….so a meaningful “sorry” from me followed straight afterwards.  I know if I had applied the principle effectively, I would have been having a different conversation with the person in hand and thus possibly a more successful outcome that supported the relationship and not damaged it.  Lesson learned, massive lesson learned.  We can learn from others mistakes too, not just our own.

I wanted to share the above with you today because I feel if you apply this principle in your life, it will most definitely strengthen your relationships with other people and you just never know what positive outcomes that may lead to, now and in the future.

Also, is there a book that you need to go back to reading, it could just change your life you know!!

Much love to you today, as always, Clarabelle.

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