Thoughts. We have so many thoughts they can seem never ending. They plague our minds all day long, and seem to control and manipulate our reality. We are endlessly directed by our thoughts. Sometimes the thoughts we have can break down our sense of well being,...
Recently, I received an email; it felt thoughtless, accusational and uneducated, and I got pissed off. I was triggered. I watched myself slip into a state of frustration – my breathing became shallow, my jaw tensed up, and I started to create a story about why it...
It is frustrating when others aren't behaving the way we would like them to, isn't it? Perhaps it is a colleague, who seems to be consistently undermining your work. Or it’s your kids, who never listen to you. Maybe someone close to your heart is making decisions that...
Do you ever feel like you have big dreams or ideas, but you are overwhelmed by the lack of support from your inner (or even outer) circle? Sometimes finding the support we need in our own communities can be a daunting task. Maybe you have a mentor, someone who...
It took me a long time to get this: everything that was happening for me in my life was because it was what I believed was possible for me. It's a simple concept, but simple concepts aren't necessarily easy to apply - especially because I believed I didn't deserve...
Are you living the life you thought you would? The one you've dreamed of? Do you have the career you've always wished for? Friendships that inspire and support you? A relationship that fills you to the deepest levels of your heart? The house you've always wanted? Are...
I was really skilled at living my life for what I perceived other people wanted of me, what my friends and family told me I should do. I did this for most of my life. I recall being very young and having absolute freedom. I remember feeling a general happiness, a...
Do you feel like you need to fit in with the crowd? Do what others do, dress as others do, do work that others approve of, date a certain kind of person so you fit in with the crowd? Do you prefer being seen as a rule follower so that your friends, family and...
With all the privileges we have in our world, especially in the Western world, we can become a bit numb to all the opportunities available to us. First of all, have you established what it is that you want? I mean in the bigger picture. Relationships, career,...
What is honesty for you? Seriously. Have a think on this. Are you being honest with yourself? I mean, let's be honest here: if we are going to be honest in the world, it starts being truthful with ourselves. In the dictionary's definition of honesty, it states "they...