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    The Unforced Rhythms of Grace
    Sara Vian
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

    For the last 10 years or so, my quest for The Art of Organisation (TAO) has lead me to explore our christian heritage and my most favouri...
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    A Peaceful, Prosperous and Great New Year!
    Sara Vian
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Peaceful, Prosperous and Great New Year!

    It occurred to me that this is the ethos of Graceful Solutions - the cultivation and maintenance of peace where sacred, subtle awareness ...
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    Small Good Stuff
    Sara Vian
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Small Good Stuff

    I invited my disabled neighbour in for a cup of tea today because he seems to have one problem after another and I couldn't stand by any ...
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    True Autonomy.  True Universal Credit.
    Sara Vian
    • Nov 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    True Autonomy. True Universal Credit.

    It's a new season... The celtic new year began on 1st November as they believed that the beginning starts with the descent into darkness...
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    The Grace of Nature
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Grace of Nature

    Have you ever noticed how most children look effortlessly beautiful and stylish? I believe it's because they are still connected to the ...
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    Light, Hope and Solutions
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    Light, Hope and Solutions

    I was invited to sing at The Extinction Cabaret this weekend - a low-key event held in a pub in the middle of Leicester which invited the...
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    Peace
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Peace

    "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life to mind your own business and to work with your hands" 1 Thessalonians 4:11 I really like thi...
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    The Philosophical PA
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Philosophical PA

    Philosophy - "Middle English: from Old French philosophie, via Latin from Greek philosophia ‘love of wisdom’." - www.lexico.com It all st...
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    Surrender to the Great Plan
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Surrender to the Great Plan

    I'm still managing to get up at 5am-ish to spend a couple of hours studying ancient philosophy(!) and meditating in the blissful silence ...
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    The Multi-Faceted Diamond
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Multi-Faceted Diamond

    I found the term "multi-faceted diamond" in an otherwise unremarkable book when I first embarked on being a soulpreneur and felt it was a...
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    Truly Fabulous!
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Truly Fabulous!

    "Fabulous" - Early 15c - mythical, legendary," from Latin fabulosus "celebrated in fable;" also "rich in myths," from fabula "story, tale...
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    Harmony
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Harmony

    Recommend you listen to today's tune whilst you read this... "Combination of tones pleasing to the ear; from Old French "harmonie" & "arm...
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    Ambition
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Ambition

    "When candidates for public office in ancient Rome wanted to be elected, they had to do just what modern candidates must do. They had to ...
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    The Royal Road
    Sara Vian
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Royal Road

    I now have my second artist, Vivien Meadows, on the books and find myself getting really excited for her as she's just having her premier...
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    Making the Ordinary Extraordinary
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

    "Before enlightenment , chopping wood and fetching water After enlightenment, chopping wood and fetching water" Make the ordinary extraor...
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    Riding the Wave of Enthusiasm
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Riding the Wave of Enthusiasm

    If we want to be free then we must be disciplined and so as an autonomous "soulpreneur" I aim to be productive between the boundaries of ...
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    Talent and Passion
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    Talent and Passion

    I went to see one of my favourite clients speak about her art yesterday at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome, which I heard a rumour i...
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    The Soulpreneur
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Soulpreneur

    What is a "soulpreneur"? Well, from my experience, it is someone who surrenders their life to "God" (replace wih a word you can relate to...
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    The Autumn Equinox & Getting Up at 5am...
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Autumn Equinox & Getting Up at 5am...

    After reading a few articles on how "soulpreneurs" (more on that in my next blog) are more productive if they get up at 5am, I decided t...
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