Making friends with anxiety? What is this woman telling me to do? Yes, I promise it is possible to embrace and change ones relationship with anxiety. It is all about patience and practice. The buddhist Monk, Thich Naht Hahn, talks about showing up for feelings when they occur so that that one can be peaceful towards yourself instead of …
Why you need to take care of your mental health
Mental health is tricky because many people don’t even realize that they have a mental illness. Usually it is because they have been living with that negative voice that lives inside their head for so long that it seems normative that they live that way. However it is possible for you to find solace, joy and a better life if …
Finding Serenity in Surrender
“Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” ~Sonia Ricotti Image: Serendipity by Leo Grübler In our society surrendering is usually equated with two things battles and religion. When we use it in our personal lives surrendering can teach us important lessons about ourselves and what we hold on to. Surrender has to do with …
What wolf do you feed? Choice in the way that we live.
THE TWO WOLVES – A CHEROKEE STORY A young boy came to his Grandfather, filled with anger at another boy who had done him an injustice. The old Grandfather said to his grandson, “Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears …
Acceptance of light and the dark in ourselves, 4 ways to live more balanced
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn …
Why Judgement makes us miserable
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~Wayne Dyer Most people are guilty of making snap judgements about people. We are actually instinctually wired to keep ourselves safe this way of relating is left over from when we had to fear getting eaten by large mammals. But in today’s time this way of relating is …
