In the past, I have desperately wanted to hide my ‘messy’ self. In fact, I still want to hide her. I don't want to show how much I strive for stability by holding onto control. I am embarrassed when I fumble in social situations. When I have an outburst of anger about...
It's kinda poetic, the idea of being broken. Being broken allows us to behave in certain ways - generally ways that keep us small. Being broken becomes a badge of honor that we proudly carry along with us. It feels almost righteous, like we have earned it. Broken can...
Despite all your good intentions, positive thinking, intention setting - sometimes you are just going to fall. Or fail. Or stumble. Maybe even rumble. For reasons you can't yet understand or possibly don't yet need to understand - within your struggles there is a...
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...
I am pretty sure we have all felt dark thoughts at one point or another. Like you've wandered into a tunnel and can't see the light. It feels dark and lonely, almost like you're being swallowed up by the thoughts in your mind. I often say that sometimes my head is...
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,...
One of my biggest weaknesses in my life has been my inability to say I am sorry. Even today, I am in no way professing that I have mastered the art of apology or being able to recognize when an apology is needed. The art of saying sorry shifts from situation to...
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...
I have BIG fears. They revolve around being judged and failing. I haven’t let them stop me from pushing myself to do some pretty incredible things in my life that I am proud of. However, for a long time I held myself back in so many ways: I was scared of putting...
Loneliness. Even the word is incredibly lonely. We ALL get lonely at times in our lives. We will ALL feel alone in the world at some point. I think it is one of the darkest places we can go in our mind and body is the darkness that loneliness can bring. It often...