Tuesday 24 May 2016

Soar Like an Eagle...!

Soar Like an Eagle...!
Who you are and what you think is always with you for the simple reason that wherever you go you take your thoughts, personality and soul, with you!
If you develop a capacity to think positively and be decisive, (seeing reality from a vantage point), rather than - always thinking negatively and cultivating an indecisive demeanor, (seeing reality from below), you will... soar above troubles like an eagle! 
Mount up with wings like an eagle and observe your life from a higher viewpoint...
Leave seeing through obscured eyes of defeat and instead, see from a sharp vantage point as, this will spell the difference between successes and defeats!
Live and learn like the eagle:-
If an eagle sets its wings at a downward tilt when a storm strikes, it will be dashed to the earth.
But if an eagle tilts its wings upwards it will rise using the winds to bear it up beyond the fury of the storm!
The set of an eagles wings decides DEFEAT or VICTORY, so...
how will you travel your journey?
What will you choose in your life - a downward tilted attitude, one of Defeat and Loss, or...
an upward tilted attitude, one of Defiance and Victory!
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Quote from my inspirational book,
‘Musings of a Blogger – Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life’s Journey’- (Published in 2016 through Balboa Press):-
'Life is a journey... a destination but it is also journey of discovery too!
You are the traveler as you travel the journey of life
YOU make the CHOICES -
YOU take the CHANCES -
YOU live the CHANGES!'
(Copyright - Ruth Anne Caukwell)
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 My inspirational book ‘Musings of a Blogger – Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life’s Journey’ will give you the tools to be able to help yourself find a way to make those hard choices and as you immerse yourself within its pages, you will come to realize just how much choices,  circumstances and people influence your life, both in negative and positive ways.
This is great news though as AWARENESS is the key...
awareness that we all have a choice no matter how hard life is, a choice to step out from the darkness and set your wings in an upwards tilt to fly above the storm.  If you cannot do it alone, that is okay, ask and take help and ultimately, when you are ready, you will choose to step out and beyond the shadow of the pain, hardship... others... because you CAN do it... we all can - I know from personal experience that it will happen!
Read my book and work through the workbook utilizing the tools that are applicable for you, you will learn, realize and begin a journey of self-discovery. You will start to recognize that within yourself is a wonderful, unique human being, and through perseverance, you will find your true self again—your own authentic self! 
How wonderful is that?
- Chapter two -'The stoppers in our lives' and chapter 12 of the workbook
- Chapter three - 'What is fear' and chapter 13 of the workbook
- Chapter four - 'Embrace change' and chapter 14 of the workbook
- Chapter six - 'Challenging your though patterns' and chapter 16 of the workbook
- Chapter seven - 'The Masks We Wear' and chapter 17 of workbook and,
- Chapter 10 - 'Choices, chances and changes' and chapter 20 of the workbook.
Musings is available from many on-line stores and in bookshops in New Zealand You can purchase it from Balboa Press - http://bookstore.balboapress.com/Products/SKU-001040507/Musings-of-a-Blogger.aspx
or all Amazon stores - http://www.amazon.com/
Plus, refer to my website for further details of where it is available:-
My website – http://ruanca.caukwell.com
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I write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs - http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/

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Friday 20 May 2016

Doorways in Life...!

Doorways in Life...!
Each of us walk down the 'Aisle of Life', our hallways of time, with doorways on either side leading to...!
Each of us experience life differently due to the choices and decisions that we make, even though many times circumstances, events and other people can influence and dictate, but...
it is our reaction and choices that, ultimately, writes our own story.
The story of our life - our own story, is written each moment of each day and is influenced by the doorways that we pass, or do not pass through, as...those doorways will always contain many people, events, circumstances and temptations for all of us!
We can hear the smell of the drugs behind one; feel the taste of the alcohol while the 'rush' of the win might tempt us to 'spin the casino wheel', or... maybe it is the sight of naked bodies on-line that grabs us further in... (to name only a few...)?
The temptation and pressure to join and be 'one of the crowd'; the music and laughter along with the promise of 'good times' can lead us to grasp hold of those things that are not really, not meant to be, us...!
Each of us walk down the 'Aisle of Life', our hallways of time, with doorways on either side.
Each doorway will  lead to many things, which in themselves, might be okay but... if someone is susceptible (and how can this be known in advance?) the doorway only needs to be opened a crack or two for that 'Addiction Monster' to reach out and pull a person through!
Then... a soul can be lost or a life can ruined and a tragedy unfold as some will be held in the Monsters grip, held in it for life! 
It can all start so casually with no hint that a life would take such a tragic turn because all it can take is...
the opening of a door...!
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Your DESTINY is not just a collection of chance events,
it is a collection of your CHOICES so choose wisely!
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My inspirational book ‘Musings of a Blogger – Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life’s Journey’ can help you find your authentic self  and as you immerse yourself within its pages, you will come to realize just how much choices,  circumstances and people influence your life, both in negative and positive ways. It’s good news because if you work through the workbook utilizing the tools that are applicable for you, you can begin a journey of self-discovery. You will start to recognize that within yourself is a wonderful, unique human being, and through perseverance, you will find your true self again—your own authentic self! How wonderful is that?
- Chapter two -'The stoppers in our lives' and chapter 12 of the workbook
- Chapter three - 'What is fear' and chapter 13 of the workbook
- Chapter four - 'Embrace change' and chapter 14 of the workbook
- Chapter six 'Challenging your though patterns' and chapter 16 of the workbook
- Chapter seven - 'The Masks We Wear' and chapter 17 of workbook and,
- Chapter 10 - 'Choices, chances and changes' and chapter 20 of the workbook.
Musings is available from many on-line stores and in bookshops in New Zealand  or purchase from Balboa Press - http://bookstore.balboapress.com/Products/SKU-001040507/Musings-of-a-Blogger.aspx
or all Amazon stores - http://www.amazon.com/
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My ebooks – https://amazon.com/Ruth-Anne-Caukwell/e/
 Inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member -http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs - http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/

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Monday 9 May 2016

A letter to the World...!

A letter to the World...!
Dear World,
today I took a trip as I wanted to have a look at you and see how you are going but... what I saw made me so sad.
I drove through the city and what did I see.... a broken city with slums, homeless, sad and depressed people wandering the streets while busy cars zipped past the occupants so intent on their destiny!
I boarded a boat to sail the seas and what did I see... an island of rubbish floating on top (but how deep did it go?); a dolphin tangled in a line and hardly alive. The bloom on the ocean looked red in the sunset while the nets of the fishermen were only half full.  
I landed on the sand but there, lying on the sand, were whales beached and birds covered in oil... I could not look and held my head in my hands but could smell something burning so had to re-look - I saw the fires blazing away in the distance and was suddenly afraid to tread the worn path but I did...!
I saw a city in flames with men, women and children barely alive as the smoldering ruins of a once proud civilization were burnt and useless.  I walked on in a trance as those dead and dying were lying on the streets - bullet holes and bomb wounds were the cause of this catastrophe!
I had to leave as I could not stand the pain, the suffering the injustice so I boarded a plane for some relief!
High in the skies I sighed a let myself relax, I felt safe and ready to sleep but then... some people started waving guns, yelling out loud and ready to shoot! As I looked through the window in panic, to the sky, I saw a mushroom cloud, a plume of smoke and the earth being undone.
I could only close my eyes in reservation and ask myself Why? 
But then, in my question I began to see...
among the broken-ness, sadness and depression there was a true glimmer of hope as...
A Philanthropist planning on a rebuild of a slum was organizing this to happen while donating his/her money..
A man and a lady handing out clothes and food on the street - her outstretched arms marked with healed 'track scars' and,  his face ravaged by time...
A busy car stopping so that a waiting man in a wheelchair could cross the street then wow... there was a man who halted the traffic so some ducklings could go to their mum...
Then I saw a flotilla of ships working to recycle that rubbish (a huge job but hey it was a start) and calling for assistance through their on-line site...
There in the distance a fishing boat was winding in the line as the freed dolphin started swimming to meet his mate...
The polluted water was being cleaned by some amazing company who were working with factories to 'clean-up' it's act...
I then saw on the beach a huge crowd of people keeping those whales cool with water, waiting for the tide so as to guide them back to their home, and yes, those oil covered birds were being lovingly being cleaned...
The city ablaze was still blazing away but the Red Cross and volunteers began to arrive en-masse, administering to the pain and suffering and to help heal the hurts...
High in the sky those people with guns were overcome by the bravery of some unsung heroes and...
the mushroom cloud with it's plume of smoke did not happen for just in time the perpetrator realized and pulled his hand from the button!
Oh YES there are terrible and horrible things that occur in our world, but, within the sadness and ruin of despair there are those who are faithful in their belief of human kind, so, give of themselves and yes give again and again as...
Where there is darkness there is light!
Where there is Ying there is Yan and where there is death their is life!
Where there is pain only happiness can come next as, if we look it is there with us all, so... do not give up nor lose faith that life will fall, instead...
find the hope, for it is there within us and, if we believe and act with kindness and love, our world can be healed and held in the hands of those who care!
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I write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
and have the following:-
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs
My first inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey', (Published in 2016) is available through Balboa Press:-
and Amazon

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Three months on...!

Three months on...!
It is three months since my first inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey' - has been published (by Balboa Press, part of Louise Hay Publishing House)...
'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey' is a book which entwines a collection of inspirational thoughts with a sequence of workbook entries (Ten chapters of inspirational words followed but a ten chapter Workbook relating to the previous chapters, plus, Reading Group questions for discussion). By spending time sharing the musings and then reviewing one’s own life, the reader of this guide for life’s journey can set out with determination to discover life’s deep truths.
 Musings of a Blogger shares the story of a boy who sees a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis. Desiring to help it, he releases the butterfly, only to discover that the struggle to break free is what gives strength to the butterfly’s wings. Absent the struggle, the butterfly is too weak to fly. The workbook gives shape to one’s struggle, serving to build strength so that one may fly gloriously like a healthy butterfly.
By sharing this journey with the author, you can discover the truth about your own life and the source of your strength. As she writes, “Walking alongside others instead of totally relying on them allows you to become strengthened. It allows you to become who you really are, able to find your authentic self and fly free. It allows you to be who you were meant to be!”
 My book is written in love and hope that you will start on a Journey - one where you will find your Authentic Self -
"Your journey will consist of many small steps and not one giant one—so step forwards in confidence and with courage towards your future."
 Ruth
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I wish to thank the following people for making my Journey over these last few months one of excitement and belief in my work and.... due to that are making it possible for me to continue writing.  Your support and faith in me during these three months will always be treasured:-
My Mum, Marie Caukwell - my most ardent follower and supporter, so full of faith in my abilities - love you mum and thank you;
My sister Kathy and her partner Joliene - always positive and would have me selling millions of copies (yes, yes... YES!);
John Dunne - the first person to 'promote' my book on radio (Breeze) - John thank you for 'taking the chance' with a newbie and, for becoming my friend too!;
Bruce Brownhill - my Aussie friend and most ardent follower - thank you Bruce for your continued friendship and belief in my work;
Vince (my Aussie rep!!) and Helen - my very best friends who have never faulted in their belief, support and love - miss you both lots and wish you were here in Christchurch!;
My amazing Twitter followers (6192 at this stage), some of whom have become my on-line friends - thank you so much for your support, likes and re-tweets as without you my work would not be exposed to the world!;
My facebook friends - wow love what you post and appreciate those of you who re-post my work and about my book
and to those who have brought my book - thank you for choosing to take the chance to change!
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you can purchase my book - either an E-BOOK or the LARGE PAPERBACK - ON-LINE from many on-line sites including:-
and Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/
Check my website for more on-line stores and physical bookstores p;lus, you can buy from me - My website – http://ruanca.caukwell.com
I write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
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Friday 6 May 2016

Look Upwards to the Skies...?

Look Upwards to the Skies...?
How often do you pass the day looking downwards, so full of troubles, hassles, what has not been done and what you have yet to do?
How often do you pass the day not looking upwards to the sky... missing what can be seen there?
Look upwards today, for it is there - up in those blue skies, that you will see just how vast and infinite life can be...!
For it is there that your life and your soul is really mirrored...
For it is there that both openness and boundary-less space is seen.
'Get' the lesson of the 'sky' and know that you too can live in both openness and boundary-less, space and, with the opportunities that such a 'gift' will give.
All you need to do is just 'reach out', if only you would stop awhile, look  and... 
Choice to take the Chance to make a Change!#
#Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey -
1. Chapter 2 - 'The stoppers in our lives' and chapter 12 of the workbook and,
2. Chapter 6 - 'Challenging your thought patterns' and chapter 16 of the workbook and,
3. Chapter 10 - 'choices, Chances and Changes' and chapter 20 of the Workbook.
My first inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey', (Published in 2016) is available through Balboa Press - http://bookstore.balboapress.com/Products/SKU-001040507/Musings-of-a-Blogger.aspx
and Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/
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I write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
and have the following:-
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs - http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/

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Wednesday 4 May 2016

What is Your Attitude Today....?

What is Your Attitude Today...?

The impact that attitude has on your life is tremendous and far more important than most of us realize! 
Attitude is more important than...
- money or possessions, failures or successes, circumstances now or in the past.
 Attitude  is more important than...
- education, giftedness or skills, appearance or colour.
It is more important than what other people think, what they say or how they act... in fact attitude is so very important that it can make or break, build up or tear down! None of us can change our past nor can we live in regrets... just remember that everyday both right now and in the future you can choose how you think...
You have a CHOICE to CHOOSE* what your ATTITUDE will be each second... minute... hour... day, week, month, YEAR...!
Just how IMPORTANT is that!
Just think about this - the attitude that you choose to EMBRACE will, in fact, CHANGE* your very thoughts, ideas, moods, actions and words!
Now reflect upon this - the attitude the you choose to EMBRACE will, in fact, 
make or break, build up or tear down YOU and...
those around you!
You cannot change the past nor can you change many circumstances in which you will find yourself... You cannot change what people think, how they act or what they do... You cannot change what life throws at you either but...
 your ATTITUDE towards yourself, other people and life itself, WILL make ALL the difference!
Ultimately, it is you yourself who is in charge of your attitude so what will it be right now, in the next second, minute, hour, day, week, month, YEAR!
Stuff happens!
Life happens!
People will always be people!
You can never run or hide!
So instead of blaming or bemoaning your fate - CHOOSE to CHANGE your ATTITUDE which in turn will change your REACTION!
What is your attitude today?
It is YOUR choice to choose it so choose WISELY!
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Remember this one truth - your thoughts are yours, your words are yours, your actions are yours and... your life is yours.
So,  face the world with an attitude of kindness, empathy, forgiveness, love and strength!
Because it is, how you face up to the world, your reaction and attitude that really shows them JUST who you are!
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* Refer to my inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey' which is a Blue Print for your life!
1. Chapter 4 - Embrace Change and Chapter 14 of the Workbook
2. Chapter 6 - Challenging your thoughts patterns and Chapter 16 of the Workbook and;
3. Chapter 10 - Choices, chances and changes and Chapter 2- of the Workbook!

Available on most on-line bookstores world wide (and in New Zealand) plus Christchurch Libraries/the National New Zealand Library and in Book stores (within New Zealand) - refer to my website for full details-

My website – http://ruanca.caukwell.com

'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey', (Published in 2016) is available through Balboa Press:-
http://bookstore.balboapress.com/Products/SKU-001040507/Musings-of-a-Blogger.aspx
and all Amazon stores

http://www.amazon.com/
My twitter - https://twitter.com/ruancaRuth
My Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ruancaruth/
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
My Gmail - https://plus.google.com/+RuthCaukwellRuAnCa/posts
My LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-caukwell-846a3391
My ebooks – https://amazon.com/Ruth-Anne-Caukwell/e/
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs
http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/


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Sunday 1 May 2016

Have You Felt the Lash of the Tongue Today...?

Have You Felt the Lash of the Tongue Today...?
Have you felt the lash of the tongue today?
Well... I have and yes it hurts! 
The unfairness and disrespect leaves you feeling emotions that will only hurt you further if you let them, so...
as hard as it is, let all and any negativity about yourself and this act go!
Do it now... for this hurt can fester and pollute the stream of your daily life!
Ultimately there can only be two choices:
1. Allow gossip, criticism, innuendo, rumours, lies and just plain nastiness to affect your confidence and self-worth or...
2. Just shake the dust of this unfairness from your feet and walk on in the belief that you know who you are and what you stand for!
What will your choice be...?
And remember - People will always have their own agenda or... are so insecure and lacking in self-worth that they have to use their tongue to justify and 'lift' themselves up.  Hey, that is their problem and not yours so do not take their issues on board or become part of this negative and destructive verbal circus!
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Our words are like hammers which can be used to either build or break and it just depends upon who is wielding the hammer as to what occurs.  
Where are you....?
Are you part of the construction crew or part of the wrecking crew?
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My first inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey', (Published in 2016) is available through Balboa Press:-
and Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/
I write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa   http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs
http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/

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