I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing. Anais Nin If you fail at something, you are a loser… right? If you lose a game, you are not good enough…right? If you question some forms of authority, you are a loser… right? If you are different, you are […]
The Power of Being Patient
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. Carl Jung Here is a challenge for you, a challenge as old as the […]
Loneliness in Context!
I was recently asked to give an impromptu seminar on loneliness. I flippantly agreed in the moment and for the hour before the presentation, I was overcome with a heavy sense of fear. All that suppressed “stuff” was coming back! The fear, the anger, the insecurity, the self worth issues… With trepidation I walked into […]
Grief
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom. Rumi Grief is that inner sense of longing, a sense of feeling incomplete caused by the absence of something or someone significant from your life. […]
Coping With Lockdown, Isolation and Post Traumatic Stress!
Coping With Lockdown, Isolation and Post Traumatic Stress! One would not expect the COVID 19 lock down to create Post Traumatic Stress in a person, but in our personal experience of our specialized world, it is these types of uncertainties and experiences that cause Post Traumatic Stress on a vast scale! Stress is a […]
Relax and Recharge – You Are Worth It!
Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that. Deepak Chopra How is your hectic life going? Are you achieving what you want to achieve? Are you working harder? When last did you kick back, have a laugh and relax? Hard Work We […]
Depression is a Self Awareness Gift!
Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise. Rumi WOW – that’s a hardcore statement! I personally suffered from severe depression and then PTSD for many years and got through it the hard way! As a therapist, I have often been told that I am blunt, and to the point. I refuse […]
Aspiration
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. Marcus Aurelius Why do we all get up in the morning, eat breakfast, go […]
Boredom!
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do. Heraclitus How many times have you said to yourself and to other people… “I am bored” Have you ever asked yourself what boredom is? Is boredom a permanent state […]
Giving
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