I was vaguely skimming a bunfight on social media this morning where a person trying to remain balanced and understanding was lambasted as Woke. As I wondered at the unnecessary language it came to my mind that trying to be understanding and compassionate is in line with the God of love. Which would probably makeContinueContinue reading “So, is God Woke?”
Category Archives: Mental health
The Authentic Self
Last night in group we were talking about authenticity. I woke up this morning wondering what it actually is at heart. The obvious rules are be yourself and speak your truth. But rules are often incomplete because they operate at the mind level not the heart level. At the mind level you’re open and truthful,ContinueContinue reading “The Authentic Self”
Two Emotions
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? This came up in group last night: Try to stay in two emotions, happy or neutral. Humans tend to think in terms of either/or such as happy or sad, relaxed or angry. Whereas instead of going too far into the harder emotions, if we move to neutralContinueContinue reading “Two Emotions”
Hello Old Friend: The battle with mental health
A layman’s advice of on ways to ease your mind in difficult times.
Never Waste a Negative Thought
Being negative will get you told off in this world, but what if ignoring your negative voice is what’s keeping you stuck in life? What if listening to it is a wise thing to do?
The Mind
A few simple tips to help you calm the mind.
Coping Emotionally
There are several simple factors in life that make this a very difficult world to navigate emotionally. Beliefs: We humans fail to realise that the word beliefs does not mean right. Our beliefs are generated by our life experience, and may make no sense to other people who have lived a different kind of life.ContinueContinue reading “Coping Emotionally”
Sugar-coated
My life is sugar-coated by moneyGlossed like an expensive donutWith the good old sturdy cake beneathPeople look at it and see the sparkleBut rarely the emotional costYou don’t dare to complainBecause you have MONEY It is one thing to be gratefulFor what you do haveAnd I am so gratefulIt is another to thinkThat the icingContinueContinue reading “Sugar-coated”
Hit a Brick Wall?
Are you feeling that you’ve been struggling to move forward, yet for every step you take you seem to be taking three steps backwards? Ever thought you’re going in the wrong direction, or doing something you don’t authentically, in your heart, want to do? That’s often the bit we don’t think about. Could this beContinueContinue reading “Hit a Brick Wall?”
The Equality of War and Insults
They are for the weak This image doesn’t even begin to demonstrate the longevity of the problem. Humans wage war and humans insult. We’re in the 21st Century and social media has clearly demonstrated that as a race we have barely advanced. Technological complications Yes we laud our technology, the fancy stuff we can build,ContinueContinue reading “The Equality of War and Insults”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 