We all HURT ourselves and others emotionally from time to time. How we HURT others signposts how we HURT ourselves too, but may not yet be aware of. Maybe we criticise or ignore, yell, sulk or ...

  To be described as natural and innocent in speech and/or behaviour because we are young or inexperienced is what we also call being NAÏVE. Forrest Gump the movie was a beautiful portrayal of a ...

  Most of us are not slow learners, we are just quick forgetters. REMINDING ourselves to remember to listen to and honour our innate truth is an art that does not come easily for some of us in ou...

  “Love is an irresistible DESIRE to be irresistibly DESIRED.” Robert Frost advises. Heartfelt DESIRE grows deeper, more personal and privately beautiful as we mature. Our deepest DESIRES are act...

  The most confronting truth for us to CONFESS to another will be the very thing that makes our ego cringe, but our hearts breathe, a sigh of relief. My most disappointing truth to CONFESS consis...

  “Our TRUTH is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away” This quote from The King, Elvis, is such a bittersweet universal TRUTH we all must embrace if we want to fin...

  Those who are great at COMMUNICATING, remind me of great chefs. A thought-provoking, heart-pounding, meaningful conversation for me can be as nourishing and memorable as a superb meal. I share ...

  When we honour our own and other’s right to be UPSET the less UPSET we and they will be. Love is demanding on our fearful hearts and it is healthy and natural at times to feel out of balance an...

  I used to really dislike this word and rebel from anything or anyone that represented DISCIPLINE during the first 33 years of my life. Now over 20 years down the track it’s a word that I have f...