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How can you not feel uplifted by this 💛🧡💛
Have a beautiful day!🌞

The Kiffness x Rushawn - Beautiful Day (Live Looping Song) Thank you for sunshine, thank you for rain 🙏🏼❤️ Really enjoyed making this remix with a touching message. I hope it encourages you as much as it encouraged...

I'm a little late in posting this as there was a family crisis. All is ok now and life is gradually getting back to normal - yay!
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I'm thrilled to announce that The Difference Coach is a Finalist in the Local Business Awards!!

A very big thank you to all those who nominated and voted for me - I really appreciate it 🙏

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We are in the midst of a time of great change, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth certainly marks another big change. Most of us have never known any other ruling monarch of the UK.
She was a constant for many of us in so many ways for over 70 years, totally dedicated to serving her country through wars, a pandemic, and her own family and personal challenges, and she did so with the utmost dignity, courage, and grace.
Thinking of her family and loved ones at this sad time.
Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth.

Do you know any adults with dyslexia? Please pass this on to them 🤩

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Have you ever felt that feeling that everything is piling on top of you and you just want to run away?!!

It’s often called OVERWHELM! Did you know that the more stressed you feel, the more mistakes you will make, and that causes even more stress which leads to overwhelm!!!

If you would like to know how to manage your stress and overwhelm better… so you can feel calm and in control, then come and join me and others on my FREE online discussion webinar, where we explore:

👉 The causes and warning signs of overwhelm
👉 Practical ways to reduce your stress quickly
👉 How to get additional help if you need it

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Amanda du Toit – The Difference Coach 🌻
Life Coach & Dyslexia Specialist

Now it's easier to contact The Difference Coach.

I'm thrilled to announce that the new website is ready and launched!

Click on the link and go have an explore around, there's so much juicy info for you to see! 🌻
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Home The journey of self-discovery starts with healing your past, which will set you free to create a life you love. I will guide you and support you along the way.

This is for whoever needs to know this... 🌻

To ALL the mothers, you all count and you all deserve to be treated like the very special person that you are - HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

HAPPY EARTH DAY!! 🌍
Please love and respect our home, this planet we call Earth.

Today is a good day to start making one small change to help the Earth recover from all the pollution and destruction that it has endured.

One small change. Start today.
Our future generations will thank us.

Thank you.

Be Mindful... Pause... Connect.

Happy International Women's Day!

The theme for this year is "Choose to Challenge" and I had mixed feelings about this, until I read this quote, and then it all made sense!

"Feminism isn't about makinng women stronger. Women are already strong. It's about the way the world perceives that strength." ~ Geena Dunne Anderson



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Such great wisdom! I wish I could credit who wrote this, but I don't know their name. Thank you, whoever you are 🙏

Which ones resonate with you the most, or which one has some room for improvement? For me, they all really resonate with me, and this one is one that I am working on a lot more lately:

I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.

Enjoy reading all of them below! 🌻
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I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes she is feeling in herself? She sent me the following:

1 After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself.

2 I have realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders.

3 I have stopped bargaining with vegetable & fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not going to break me, but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees.

4 I leave my waitress a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is toiling much harder for a living than I am.

5 I stopped telling the elderly that they've already narrated that story many times. The story makes them walk down memory lane & relive their past.

6 I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of making everyone perfect is not on me. Peace is more precious than perfection.

7 I give compliments freely & generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only for the recipient, but also for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment, never, NEVER turn it down, just say "Thank You.”

8 I have learned not to bother about a crease or a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks louder than appearances.

9 I walk away from people who don't value me. They might not know my worth, but I do.

10 I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a rat & neither am I in any race.

11 I am learning not to be embarrassed by my emotions. It’s my emotions that make me human.

12 I have learned that it's better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I will never be alone.

13 I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.

14 I am doing what makes me happy. I am responsible for my happiness, and I owe it to myself. Happiness is a choice. You can be happy at any time, just choose to be!

I decided to share this for all my friends. Why do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 or 80, why can't we practice this at any stage and age?🌻

Feeling the love! ❤ Look what one of my lovely clients sent me on Valentine's Day!

The note says that the work we did together has changed her life - THAT's why I do the work I do! I love (and am honoured) to be a part of my clients' journeys - assisting in, and witnessing, the significant changes they make, and the beautiful, beaming smiles on their faces 🤩💖🌻 Thank you! 🙏

P.S. The gorgeous flowers were delivered by We Bloom, aren't they beautiful! 💐

365 days of Gratitude... day 1 🌻

I woke up this morning on the first day of 2021, and felt inspired to express my gratitude to others by writing a post of gratitude every day this year. I might slip up and miss a day or two, but I will express my gratitude at least 365 times!

The people I mention are not chosen in any particular order or preference, it just happens to be their day. If your name hasn't come up yet, please know that I haven't deliberately missed you, your turn will come, I promise 🙂

One more thing, to keep things private, I may only use initials instead of a name, and I may not mention the reason why, but the person will know what it's about, I'm sure.

So let's begin...

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Day 1 - Thank you to... My body!
Thank you for carrying my heart and Soul on this earthly plane.
Thank you for protecting me from the elements and all sorts of threats and diseases. And thank you for putting up with the abuse in my foolish youth, and still keeping me alive and healthy.

Thank you for carrying and nourishing two healthy babies, and being able to hold them in my arms and caress them gently. Thank you for the strength in my arms and legs for lifting, carrying, running and walking. Oh, and the weekly boxing a punch bag too!

Thank you for letting me sense the joy and wonders of the world:
dancing till I drop; running free like the wind; watching in awe the glorious setting of the sun; soaking up the exquisite beauty of nature; listening to the birds, music, or a baby's laughter; tasting the decadence of chocolate and all my favorite foods; the sweet smell of a rose and the unforgettable smell of rain on a dusty African plain. And so, so much more.

Even though for most of my life, I have taken you for granted, thank you for never giving up on me. For always healing after sickness and injury.

Thank you for my voice, I have kept it silent for too long, but now I am ready for my words to be heard.

Thank you 💛🧡❤️

This is so true! We think we've done the work, cleared the crap, and life is amazing for a while, then something triggers us and we are so disappointed, then we realise it's time to dive even deeper into our psyche. The outcome is always worth it, though 🙂🌻

"The path isnt a straight line; its a spiral. You continually come back to things you thought you understood and see deeper truths."
~ Barry H. Gillespie



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There is always hope for something better. Just by changing the way we look at things, the things we look at will change 🌻

Love yourself. Always. No matter what 🌻
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You are perfect exactly as you are 🌻

What are you choosing today? 🌻

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This is what I do in my coaching sessions - I hold space for my client so they can do the magic of transformation 🌻

I wrote this quote many years ago and I was surprised to receive another notification today that somebody has liked it 🙂 It's still important to accept yourself, warts and all 🌻

Yes! Whenever I feel the most anxious, the more I have the need to control things, which can create even more anxiety!

Since I've learned to let go, allow, invest less emotion in the outcome, and become aware of any limiting beliefs and thoughts, I have found more peace and am far less anxious 🌻

How about you? Does this sound familiar?

Damn. My dear friend Elizabeth Gilbert sees me. Her journal pages may need to come with warning labels.

I had the same gut-punch-bear-hug feeling when my therapist told me that I needed to work on my "Let go and let Brené" approach to life.

"Ouch and thank you" at the exact same time. ❤️