Welcome to my Newsletter for December 2013

In this issue:

The most important relationship in our life

Christmas is cancelled

Roast chicken for cooks like me

Links

Did you know that the most important relationship that we have is the one relationship

that is most neglected? “Hmm “I hear you say. “Which one would that be?”

The most important relationship we have is the relationship we have with ourselves. I

repeat; the most important relationship we have is the relationship we have with

ourselves.

As humans we are often very self critical and un-

accepting of ourselves. It’s as if being human makes

us somehow less than.

Animals are not like that. They accept themselves for

who they are. A duck will never compare itself to

another duck and find itself lacking.

Think for a moment about how you talk about

yourself to others and how you think about yourself.

Do you belittle yourself? Do you put yourself down? Do you have a voice in your head

that beats you up? Do you hate looking in the mirror?

Here is another question to consider: Do you treat others the way that you treat

yourself? No? Then why do you give yourself a hard time?

This holiday season give yourself the gift of loving and appreciating yourself.

Make a conscious effort to find things about yourself that you like. Focus on the likable

parts of you, not the unlikable bits. Be kind to yourself. Appreciate all the good things

that you do and congratulate yourself on your achievements, no matter how small.

Give yourself rewards – even something small can give you pleasure and help you to feel

good about yourself. And most of all, just accept yourself for who you are.

When you love yourself more you can love

others more. You will then find that people will

relate to you in a more loving way. And guess

what? You will also receive more love and that

is really nice.

I just love this. It appeals to my warped sense of

humour, so I had to put it in here.

Great recipe for the Christmas chook (or any

other kind of chook for that matter!)

I am not much of a cook, so I found this an interesting idea! Here is a chicken recipe that also

includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing -- imagine that.

When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who are not sure how to tell

when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out.

Give this a try.

1 chicken

1 cup melted butter

1 cup stuffing

1 cup uncooked popcorn

Salt/pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Brush chicken well with melted butter salt and pepper.

Fill cavity with stuffing mixed with popcorn.

Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the

oven.

Listen for the popping sounds.

When the chicken's arse blows the oven door open and the chicken

flies across the room and lands on the table, it's done and ready to

eat.

Thanks for reading my newsletters this year.

I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season wherever you are and a

fantastic year in 2014.

Until next time,

Best Wishes,

Hilary

Links:

The Out and About Therapist

Flourishing Relationships Retreats

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Gifts for Christmas & other special days