All my life, others have had a problem with me being different and continually try to squash my enthusiasm - and for years I blamed myself. I’ve been called a rebel, a nut, a looney, a dreamer, a trouble maker, a hippie, a space-cadet (beside all the racist slurs that kept me firmly chained in my box). I’ve been called paranoid, crazy, staunch, harsh, unrealistic and ‘too’ sensitive. And for many years I believed them - all these people can’t be wrong, it must be me, I’m the problem!
Read MoreThe end of a year is always a wonderful time for reflection. Equally important is to steady ourselves so to flow into the new year with confidence and ease. So lets start this wonderful new year by looking within, to see where I as an individual can BE the Change, in my own life and collectively around the globe 🙂
Read MoreDid you know that to understand and to accept, that calm is a choice and that stress is a choice, can be just one wonderful way of taking back your power? One of the most important decisions we can make in our life is to choose our responses to stress, or anger, or anxiety… We live in the midst of a stress epidemic (it’s called the ‘silent killer’ for a reason) and nothing highlights this more than the lead-up to Christmas. Stress not only reduces kindness and productivity, since we can’t function effectively under duress, but it also impacts our clarity and judgement (people do some questionable things when stressed) then justify it to the hilt.
Read MoreHuman interaction can be a messy business if we don’t have our own inner ‘ducks in a row’. With life appearing to move faster - relationships are becoming increasingly difficult, complicated and enmeshed. Navigating the I and We - the You and Me - our wounding habits, beliefs and conditioning teach us to compulsive become ‘one’ with the other, as we silently give ourselves away before we even begin
Read MoreOur greatest teachers are our own actions (if we choose to pay attention and listen to how our actions actually make us feel). You know, interacting with others can be a messy business if we don’t have a handle on self awareness. Self awareness simply means to own our ‘own stuff’ - to not deny, ignore or dismiss but to check our own energy levels - like checking our car for oil and water so to not be left stranded. Self awareness means we won’t be derailed by old disempowering beliefs and patterns nor by the beliefs, opinions or behaviours of others
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