Sunshine all the time makes a desert. Arab Proverb In the physical world, sunshine all day and day after day is not a good thing. Without shadow, without the dark of night and without rain-swept days, life as we
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” Sean Patrick Flanery The writer and neuropsychologist, Dr. Rick Hanson, reminds me that the good that I do today is, if nothing else, an offering to my future self.
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion...” Franz Kafka In Part I of Speaking Our Truth, I reflected on the reasons we are hesitant to speak
“Darling, you feel heavy because you are too full of truth. Open your mouth more. Let the Truth exist somewhere other than inside your body.” Della Hicks-Wilson Many of us live our lives in fear of letting others know what
“Nothing is easy for the unwilling." Gaelic Proverb Willingness to change, being ready to do something differently, is the foundation upon which transformation of people and situations is built. However, willingness doesn’t arise magically. For most of us, it is
“…addiction is the great leveler, people or the media may have this perception of street people or "low lifes" … but it crosses all classes, all boundaries.” Jeremy Maddison “There’s no invisibility cloak for addiction, however mega-wealthy you are.” Niall
A common question for relationship professionals is this: “Why do I keep attracting the wrong partner?” If that is a question you ask yourself, then keep reading. To begin with, there are degrees of difference when talking about “wrong” when
There are those that say that “mindfulness” is largely a self-focused, self-indulgent practice in which the practitioner is either ignorant of or uncaring about anything outside of themselves , including the suffering of others and the parlous condition of our
It’s one thing to wish for something and it’s another to be truly willing to receive it. Here are two stories to illustrate my point. Claudia told herself and anyone willing to listen that, following the breakdown of her last
If you’re thinking about dating someone who is going through a divorce, here are some things to reflect on. The Breakup Experience You’ll know, if you’ve lived through it yourself, that a relationship breakup is one of the most painful
