The inner critic is wrong
Byron Katie has a saying that I love : “Reality is always kinder than the stories we tell about it.” Never is this truer than when it comes to our own critical thoughts about ourselves.
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Four ways to use a secret power you’ve forgotten you have
Smiling sends a powerful message not just to other people, but to our own brain. When we smile, our brain releases neuropeptides, including dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, which can improve our mood and reduce stress.
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We can’t find safety in the domain that’s not creating its lack
One of the “lessons” so many of us learn as children is that we are not safe. My own formative introduction to that was through being locked out one evening. I’d been to visit the neighbours and I got home a few minutes later than I was supposed to.
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Making space for what is
So often when we navigate periods of deep change, grief or loss, we are so focused on getting to the other side that we forget the aspect of ourselves that’s grieving. The fear and pain that are an intrinsic part of transitions are so uncomfortable to be with
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I’m here to learn self-love
I’m here to learn self-love. I’m here to teach self-love. To myself first. I cried this morning as I wrote these words, as they came out of me.
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The shortcut to getting there: arrive before you do
How we treat others matters, and it matters greatly. But the bigger question is—how are we treating ourselves with the way we’re treating others? How do we treat ourselves by being who we are being with others? Each act is first an act towards self and then an act towards others.
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