Complexity is ubiquitous in the personal growth world, especially when it comes to productivity, nutrition, exercising, weight loss or weight gain. Experts have us believe that elaborate solutions and strategies are the key to success—when in fact the opposite is true. Simplicity and fundamentals are the key to success. Complexity is a form of avoidance. […]
The two main success factors Read More »
All feelings, be they demoralising, shameful, saddening, are valuable. They are pieces of intelligence.
When I think of how I want to be with life, I think of the tree. I want to be grounded, deeply connected to the earth. I want a strong and stable core that supports the rest of me. I want soft and supple edges. That move with the flow of life. That withstand the
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Love nurtures, plays and enlivens. Love loves what is, as is, non-judgementally. Loves gives and doesn’t ask.
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Avoiding, ignoring or numbing our emotional or physical pain. Looking for approval and acceptance from others. People-pleasing. Shape-shifting to be liked. Taking action against our intuition. Depending on others for love. Prioritising outcome over process. Taking the action that logic or society dictates when it doesn’t feel right. Not making time for self-care and small
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A very simple and effective way to relieve the pain and heaviness of any unpleasant situation, is by removing any “shoulds” or “shouldn’ts” we attach to it. I find that there’s immediate lightness when I reframe “this shouldn’t be happening” as “this is what’s happening”. I shouldn’t have done this. > I did this. I
Our thoughts and actions are driven by either one of two intentions—to be right or to know the truth. I believe there’s no middle ground. We are either open to knowing the truth or we’re closed to it.
Do you want to be right or know the truth? Read More »
Confidence and trust are our natural states. They’re not something you need to create, they’re something you already have.
How to be more confident? Read More »
Unless we see things as they are–as they really are–we can’t do anything about them. Raw honesty is fundamental. We are often scared of it, because we are afraid of the answers it may reveal.
Raw honesty is absolutely fundamental Read More »
Who are the people you look up to? What qualities do they embody? Are there ways in which you can benefit from aligning your life more closely with these qualities? What would that give you?