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"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power. You are free." ~ Jim Morrison In the spirit of Halloween this week, it seemed fitting to explore our deepest fears. And by fears, I’m not talking about your fear of spiders, snakes and ghosts. I’m talking about those fears and underlying beliefs… Continue reading What are you afraid of?
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” ~ Paulo Coelho Do you know who you are? What your unique gifts are? Each of us are born perfectly unique. We can… Continue reading How do you shine?
"Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dreams. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering."~ Don Miquel Ruiz Why are we so quick to take things personally? Do we… Continue reading Ever take things too personally?
“I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.” ~ Mark Twain When we're stressed our brain can get stuck in a loop of negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours such as excessive worrying, difficulty focusing, or dwelling on negative experiences. Our brains can get stuck catastrophizing. So what does it… Continue reading Do you Catastrophize?
“If you can extract happiness out of common, everyday moments you will have captured the art of happiness." ~ Elle Sommer Do you find yourself dwelling on bad memories and experiences? Do you tend to fixate on one little negative comment, criticism or feedback? When you're hurt, upset, or angry with someone, do you fixate on… Continue reading Cultivating Happiness: Understanding your Negativity Bias
“The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.” Rachel Naomi Remen Becoming a better listener takes a… Continue reading Are you listening?
"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unties your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to hold of your mind again.” Thich Nhut Hanh Words like mindfulness and meditation are rapidly becoming everyday terms in modern Western society. Are you like me and… Continue reading Just Breathe!
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is power to choose our response” ~ Viktor Frankl No doubt all of us, including me, have reacted at times in our lives when we should have responded. Upon reflection, we can often identify those events based on how we felt afterwards. We may… Continue reading Be Mindful: Respond rather than React
"Be curious. It might lead you to your passion or it might not. You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too"Elizabeth Gilbert Did you grow up hearing this saying “curiosity killed the cat”? A… Continue reading Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat?
"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." - Thich Nhat Hanh I feel extremely fortunate to have had people in my life who have made me feel special. While we all want to be liked, loved, and happy, there are… Continue reading The Gift of Presence
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