From the monthly archives:

November 2009

My Tiny Song Of Gratitude

by Natalie on November 26, 2009 · 3 comments

EgertonGreyOn this day, 6 years ago, Antonio and I were married. It was a cold but clear November afternoon, and we were married in front of our small group of friends in the drawing room at Egerton Grey, a perfect, cosy little country house in rural Wales.

I walked in to Fritz Wunderlich singing Tamino’s aria “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Perfect perfect perfect. continue reading…

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Is It Really Worth The Sacrifice?

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Compromises. You make them all the time – humble little decisions to acquiesce that keep the wheels of life oiled and generous.
You may make a simple compromise over where to go for a meal, or what kind of car you buy or who gets to do the dishes. You may argue a compromise with yourself, [...]

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How You Can Help To Sew A Special Kind Of Magic

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Welcome to Series #1 of “Tiny Stars”. This is where I get a huge kick out of introducing you to amazing and inspiring people who are doing tiny but significant things to make a difference in a huge way. I hope you appreciate their stories as much as I do!

I love the people I am [...]

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7 Powerful Reasons To Change The Rules & Start Feeling Great

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Have you ever thought about why it really bugs you when your partner leaves the lid off the toothpaste? Or why you are obsessed with being on time while your best friend thinks nothing of always turning up late?
Why does one person live perfectly at ease surrounded by piles of clutter while another would consider [...]

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Are You Playing To The Wrong Crowd?

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We’ve all passed a busker standing in the street, trying to be heard above the noise.
In London, you usually catch them playing in the tiled tunnels of the Underground. Tiles give a great acoustic, especially if you are a little rough around the edges, which let’s face it, most buskers are.
No doubt you’ve passed one [...]

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Imagine Using Your Twitter Superpowers For Good!

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Yes! Finally-  here is an unmissable opportunity for all you avid Tweeters/FBers/bloggers out there to flex your fingers for an excellent cause AND get to know me a little more as well (which has got to be pretty exciting, right?)
As you know, here at The Tiny Soprano I am all about achieving massive results [...]

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Warning! These Words Could Magically Improve Your Week

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If you read last week’s post about chickens, then you will know that the words we choose to describe ourselves can actually end up caging us in.
They are almost like spells. We can describe ourselves to everyone as “serious” and serious is how we behave. We can magically label ourselves as “broke” and funnily enough, [...]

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How To Start “In The Breath”

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In any endeavour, how you start is crucial.
But I would go even further and say it is not the start itself but the quality of the intention that precedes it.
For example, when I start to sing, the performance doesn’t begin with the first note. It begins with the intention, and it is the intention [...]

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Why Being Authentic Hurts Like Hell

There is so much being said in the blogsphere about the importance of being authentic. “You must be truly you”. Why?
Because in a world where connections are made in seconds between complete strangers, there is only one shaky platform upon which this immediate gift of trust is built; the belief that the person behind the [...]

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Some Free & Tiny Beautiful Things

I love the work that Amanda and Jenn are doing at Kind Over Matter, a site dedicated to “Kind Acts, Inspirational Art & Kind Projects”. They produce a huge wealth of free craft ideas and beautifully designed printable cards, like the “Create Positive Change” picture, or this “Love Your Inner Wild Woman” poster -

But my [...]

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Wake Up! 7 Ways To Get Your Mind Off Autopilot

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“People only see what they are prepared to see.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Have you ever starting off driving in one direction, only to suddenly notice you have taken a completely wrong turn purely out of habit? We can see where we are going, but we haven’t really been watching.
Whenever this happens we usually blame it on [...]

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A Perfect Falcon For Your Shoulder

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I love to start the week with something to meditate on  – something that stirs up that little fire inside you and inspires a magnetic week, when you sense all the things you are wanting are coming that tiny bit closer to you…
So here on The Tiny Soprano, you will find Monday is now a [...]

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How Are You Caging Yourself?

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If you have an accent, I can tell where you’re from or where you’ve lived. If your speech is highly refined and your vocabulary complex, I can tell you’ve been buffed by your parents or your education to a gleaming shine. And probably you like to read quite a bit.
In the UK especially, the way [...]

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