Personal Development and Lifestyle Design

Mmmm Coffee..

Luxury spas and resorts around the world have long used coffee as a secret ingredient in body scrubs. For top dollars they use the grounds to help exfoliate old skin cells, while the caffeine minimizes the appearance of cellulite and varicose veins.

10 Steps to an Inviting, Cozy, Sexy Home

Ever wonder when you walk into some people’s homes and it just has that vibe that inviting coziness or even sexy feeling, how the heck they do it? Well Internet, Lifestyle Divine is here :) Here are some simple steps to creating an inviting, cozy, harmonious and yes, even sexy home.

Juicing to Increase Your Energy

Ok, so I know that envy is a negative emotion, but I’m going to be honest with you. I used to really envy those people that just bubbled with life. They had so much energy and everything they spoke of came across with so much life and passion. It was infectious…except I didn’t have the energy to keep up. I got tired just listening to them!

10 Things About Me

Hey everyone, I thought since I'm reigniting Lifestyle Divine, I'd re-introduce myself and tell some things about me that even people who are close to me may not know...

First Love…

When I started Lifestyle Divine I had lofty dreams. My goal and intent was to engage readers in conversation surrounding topics that have to do with personal development and creating/designing a desired lifestyle, sharing as I learnt during this quest. My desire for myself was attainment of this lifestyle by launching various online ventures and living a location free, carefree life. I haven’t acquired the lifestyle yet, but as a lover of personal development, I’ve certainly learnt and grown. Let me share my most recent learning.

How Death Can Change You

What a ride I’ve been on the past couple of months. I went through a very dark place and came out with hope, excitement and understanding. I finally got it!

5 Keys To Reprogramming Your Thoughts

I was driving home yesterday and drove by a neighbourhood that I’ve seen a million times but for some reason today I noticed it. I noticed all of the debris outside of the complex. What could be a very decent town home complex was littered with filth everywhere. Even peoples patio/deck areas - their own personal “home” space. Why?

Aligning Your Goals and Actions

"Tell me who I have to be, to gain some reciprocity" - Lauryn Hill, one of the best of our time (and I won’t take any argument on that internet!)

Did I Offend You?

Offence is something people rarely look at as an issue to personal development, about that is because we use there isn’t much understanding of what it is and we tend to address the results of offence instead of offence itself. Offence is often the starting point of many of our negative emotions. Offence is manifested in or displayed through: hurt, anger, bitterness

How to Be a Positive Deviant

I recently came across a term that has really caught my interest. Positive Deviance. It almost sounds like an oxy-moron since in our society the “deviance” or being a “deviant” has rarely carried a “positive” connotation. So what the heck is positive deviance? According to Wikipedia, Positive Deviance (PD) is: