“We can’t go on together with SUSPICIOUS minds. And we can’t build our dreams on SUSPICIOUS minds,” Ain’t that the truth! Elvis has tried to sing us this undeniable intimacy reality for years! ...
Knowing
“KNOWING others is wisdom, KNOWING ourselves is enlightenment.” Yup Lao Tzu has nailed it. It is said the longest journey is from our head to our heart. KNOWING rather than denying our best and...
Fragility
“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its FRAGILITY.” Paulo Coelho gently reminds us of this universal truth. Honouring emotional FRAGILITY within ourselves and with others...
Tears
TEARS for fears it is not just the name of an 80s band, it is what our TEARS are designed for. Even TEARS of joy are related to past fears. When we see a loved one marry, a newborn child or a l...
The 72 Hour Option
What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours … So the song goes. However, allowing ourselves the gift of the 72-HOUR OPTION when big decisions need to be made is invaluable. It is a tried and...
Approval
“Can’t get no satisfaction, but I try, and I try, and I try, and I try.” Most of us can empathise with Mick Jagger’s frustrating lyrics from time to time. Personal satisfaction is the most impo...
Wealth
It has been said that in life we are not truly WEALTHY until we have something money just cannot buy. To reach higher levels of love, joy, self-respect and build emotional WEALTH we’ve gotta ge...
Hard
Enduring HARD, private, emotional times in our internal world is always a challenge. It’s something we do alone regardless of whether we’re in a relationship or not. It needs to be that way bec...
Perspective
We can view our world with our focus to learn about life from “hindsight”, “mindsight”, or my preference “kindsight.” We have heard the saying … “We’re all geniuses in hindsight.” The “Just Do ...
Grief
What is GRIEF then? The medical experts tell us it’s a natural response to the loss of someone or something we had emotionally bonded to. No wonder it feels like our bloody heart is being rippe...