Positive Thinking – is it Always a Good Thing? Part 2 of 4
In last week’s post I started looking at why positive thinking alone might not be enough. Instead, I think the answer lies in becoming more aware of: our thoughts and self-talk the impact of what we listen to / read / watch the influence of those we spend our time with the effect that all…
Choose Your Counsel, Company and Companions Wisely
At first glance the quote below can seem a little tough or harsh. But if you look a little closely these are actually words of comfort, caution and consciousness pointing you to your own inner wisdom. The quote itself was inspired by a short video a friend of mine sent to me this morning. It…
Honour the Ebb and Flow
Is it just me or is there a general feeling of overwhelm on social media? Anyone who runs a business seems to be under constant pressure to do this course, that workshop, read this book, hire that expert etc. I recently read in a Facebook group a comment that procrastination was another term for laziness! …
A Vision of New Life
It’s not a dream or my imagination. It’s a vision as far as I can tell. I see a woman in pure white, with a baby burning in her belly. I get scared. But this lady tells me not to fear, and invites me to take the baby into my arms despite the burning, dark…
Colors Expressing Themselves
In two drawings that I did one after the other, though, with a day in between, there was a yellow part that seemed to be pushed away by the other colors. It was as if the yellow wanted to dance, but the other colors danced there and pushed the yellow away. Do you see that?…
Chaos to Calm: What Are You Looking For?
You can look right into the eyes of a cat or observe their body language and figure out what they’re trying to do or say. (Mine is looking for lunch!) People are a bit more complicated. We’ve become really good at putting on a brave face, all while looking for… What? Looking for the right…
Veggie Smoothies: Convenient, Healthy and Easy to Do
We all know how vital vegetables are for our health…The food pyramid has even been amended to reflect the importance of eating plenty of veggies. So, the question becomes, for many of us– how to get enough good veggies into us, on a daily basis. Do you wrestle with that one as much as I…
The Right Time….
I have just returned from my Spanish lesson… A whole two hours speaking in Spanish with Maricarmen! The clock struck 1pm signalling the end of our time… She then shared with me that she had seen a film about the racing driver Niki Lauda last night, and that it had made her think of me……
Finding Yourself – Is Unlike Other Journeys
“Unlike many other journeys, when it comes to finding self and matters of the heart you’ll swiftly find yourself lost if you follow someone else’s path.” – Rasheed Ogunlaru, Coach – Speaker – Author Finding yourself is unlike other journeys. Other journeys are external pursuits. You go here and you go there. The journey of…
Positive Thinking – is it Always a Good Thing? Part 1 of 4
Our lives seem to be full of contradictions! On the one hand we’re bombarded by news that is often negative and full of doom and gloom, while on the other we’re encouraged to be positive, smile and avoid negative thoughts for the sake of our health. So what’s the answer?! Well, first of all let’s…
A Chance Encounter Becomes …
I’m sitting on my bed in the living room of my home in the hills of Oakland, California . I’m not alone. A friend, who is a professional massage therapist, is on my bed as well, giving a massage to Archie, the man I met on the plane ride months ago—the one who inspired me to…
Paradigm Shift in Patient Care: It’s Not What You Think
There is a measurable shift in patient health care, coming from the most unlikely of sources: the patients themselves. As costs rise, insurance premiums skyrocket (in the U.S.) and all other forms of allopathic medicine follow suit, patients have had to become savvy. The time-constraint imposed on physicians has come at a cost to both…