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”
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Peace and Common Sense: Intro
The discussion around world peace has been on the table all my life. Groups have been formed promoting peace, some of them stupid enough to do stunts that set people against them.There have been leaders such as Gandhi and his peace through non-violence, yet no one has been able to convince the people on thisContinueContinue reading “Peace and Common Sense: Intro”
Hello Old Friend: The battle with mental health
A layman’s advice of on ways to ease your mind in difficult times.
As I Talk
A prose poem that came to me this morning as pure inspiration, it was interesting writing it to find out what it was about. It’s a walk through the learning of life and a journey to self-respect and compassion.
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?
Book Snippet: Trust P. 162
This snippet comes from the section ‘Getting ready to change’ The A, B, and C List This is something I was taught by my counsellor. Especially when we’re young we tend to be too trusting. We believe what others say, take that on board, sometimes it’s great information, too often it’s the breaking of us.ContinueContinue reading “Book Snippet: Trust P. 162”
Book Snippet: Deserving p.90
A snippet from the ‘Getting ready to change’ section of my book. What is deserving and how do we force ourselves to feel deserving? You don’t, you ignore the idea. Have a read and see if it helps.
Saving a Book Meant to Help
You publish a book, it sells for a bit then it stops and you lose confidence. Then you wake up and realise that this is a book intended to help, and no matter what it should be promoted.
Thinking About Thinking
I think therefore I amWhich means that I’m not thinking rightbecause my ‘am’ isn’t rightI need to think more about what is rightbefore I think about my ‘am’But how do I work things out ifwhen if I think a duff thoughtit could immediately become my ‘am’Folks don’t tell you howtricky this thinking isOr whether theContinueContinue reading “Thinking About Thinking”
True Love
If you’ve struggled finding true love, or it goes wrong every time, there’s a reason for this. A little-known emotional hitch that sounds like a cliche and is in fact very real.