Life is full of loss. People we love, our health, jobs we thought would keep us stable, and sometimes even the smallest of details can snowball into a series of events that places us on a different path. We do not only grieve for our loses, we grieve for the Read more…
As we move through our lives many of us have learned to survive various traumas by building defensive mechanisms to deal with past or current issues and avoid new ones. We don’t dare knowingly expose ourselves to more of the same and our vulnerability feels like the enemy. However, there Read more…
You know what needs to be done and you are being urged to stand up for yourself or others. Of course it will not be easy. You may be afraid of how others will see you, or that you might stand alone. You may fear consequences of some sort but Read more…
We chase it, we fear it, it gives meaning to life and overpowers our logic. We imprint it’s otherworldly qualities onto ordinary people and withhold its real magic from ourselves. It is the most beautiful and maddening thing there is out there. You may think you are wide open while Read more…
Your voice is your power. While you try so hard to keep your words from spilling out, they are festering inside of you. Of course we want to choose carefully how we express ourselves but we still need to communicate these things fully. Dropping hints or sharing only from your Read more…
Stop complaining about and trying to fight the things you have no control over. You have to accept “what is” in order to make the best of things and even make them work to your advantage. Complaining will keep you locked into the negatives of the situation. Of course we Read more…
We’ve been socially conditioned to feel guilty or lazy if we’re not being productive. So much so that when we’re forced to relax, like after a surgery or on lockdown due to a pandemic, we have no idea what to do with ourselves. If you’re on lockdown you may be Read more…