Amanda Aarons

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Hi I am Amanda and have been happily married to Gavin for the past 20 years. We are parents to a stunning 18 year old boy Josh and a gorgeous 16 year old girl Danni, they are an inspirational handful. We are an interesting bunch, who are fun, exciting, constantly developing and moving the goal posts. Our hobbies and interests are varied and our time spent together is always special. We have recently immigrated to New Zealand and the transition, whilst it has had some unexpected challenges, has been a time of strength, growth and togetherness for us, it has toughened us up and made us pretty resilient. I am a Fine art graduate and ICF aligned coach, with 20 years experience, teaching and practice. My long term goal is to study further from next year and as I continue on my journey I hope to share with you and nurture you through some of the experiences you are going through right now. If there are any specific issues you would like coaching on lets talk about them, bring them up and lets give them a go, I would be honoured to try and help. If you would like personal help I do one on one coaching, workshops, and telephonic and skype coaching can be arranged, so if you prefer some one on one time get hold of me on lifeinperspective@xtra.co.nz or check out my website on www.life-in-perspective.com.

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Conscious, and grateful - flowing with good energy!

I’m sitting here thinking how amazing the world and life are, I’m often in awe. I’m gob smacked at how quickly things change and how we seldom notice. Days turn to weeks, weeks to months and before you know it a year or two and the world is a changed place.

I remembered a moment that gave me the opportunity to notice how quickly the time has gone by. It happened when I saw a friends children after years. Ten years earlier , she had immigrated and suddenly there in front of my very eyes, ten years disappeared. Instead of snivelling, missing teeth, nags, there they stood as young adults in their late teens. Wow! Blew me away.

Innocently my friend asked how things were and then the crucial question that knocked me off my path. What’s be happening since we were together? I stuttered, stammered smiled and said ‘Not much… I can see the kids have grown…’ I giggled, felt awkward and switched to safe subjects. Suddenly I needed to account for my time, I wondered what had happened in the last ten years, what was as significant for me? I needed to take stock.

I rushed home, sat down with a paper, pen and always tea and started my trip down memory lane. Armed with my daily dose of omega three and some tissues I set to work. This was not easy I was determined that the changes were going to be significant life changing ones, as ‘Wow’ as seeing those kids. Their growth was somehow an indicator or a sign that I should have grown too. The only growth that kept coming to mind was my mid section and that was not the growth I was thinking about!

Initially the list was looking thin, well at least something was. As I started to write the list started to flow, slowly at first and then it kept coming, little by little I noticed both the big and small changes both Gavin and I had made in our lives, the achievements and celebrations, some sadness and huge joy, an immigration and a successful business sale! Moving well adjusted teens across the world, no small accomplishment and starting anew. These were just some of a long, long list.

I realised that when she asked me what had been happening in the last ten years I could think of very little to say (this does not happen to me very often, I can assure you!) . My mouth dried up, my mind went blank and suddenly my life seemed so dull. I needed to acknowledge ourselves, give credit and be more conscious of our achievements. I wanted to be more awake in our life. I felt so ungrateful after I wrote the list simply because there is so much in the last ten years to be grateful for. So much change, so much growth and unless we stop to notice, days turn into weeks, weeks into months and months into years. We often hear ourselves say ‘Wow that year flew by,’ and we don‘t take stock until we bump someone we haven‘t seen for years or until it‘s to late to notice.

Check out my blog www.life-in-perspective.com on going with the flow and being more conscious - I invite you to spend a morning with me learning how to tune into who you really are and where you are in your life. Be more ‘Conscious, and Grateful‘. I am running a morning workshop for woman, Date, Wednesday 28th July, 9:30am -12:30, tea and coffee included, $80 per person. If you are interested please don’t delay, call and book your place as places are limited to six only. Hope to meet you there.

Look forward to meeting you, email Mandy today at  lifeinperspective@xtra.co.nz or 09 5754647

Previous letters to wisanow women from Amanda

June - Amanda asks - Have you got some time on your hands

June - Amanda talks on Anxiety and Depression which affects 1 in 4 women

May 27th  Amanda's letter to you.....What does your image say about you?

  May 2010 - Amandas letter to you......Are you able to ask for help?

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