(Please Note: This is not a piece on the definition of trauma, nor on how to heal it. Do not read on if that is what you are looking for) 'It felt like you threw me so far from myself, I've been trying to find my way back ever since' Rupi Kaur As I... Continue Reading →
Resilience does not start with an ‘F’
(1 minute 30 seconds read) “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou So as recently as just the other day, I lost my footing in my world. For the simple reason that someone pulled the rug from underneath my feet. And as it... Continue Reading →
A Most Simple Note To Self
Happiness is our natural state. Believe it or not. But there are a few things in Life that seem like par for the course: suffering uncertainty guilt fear death However, so too are these par for the course: love peace calm contentment happiness And here is the kicker - every moment we get to choose.... Continue Reading →
‘If a Small Thing Has the Power to Make You Angry, Does that Not Indicate Something About your Size?
(Title credit: Sydney J. Harris) 'Anyone can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not so easy.' Aristotle I don't know about you, but I have... Continue Reading →
The Bearable Lightness of Being, is Our Sexiness of Being
There exists this yearning, longing, sometimes even a pining - for something better. More joy, more tolerance, more love. To be seen, accepted, acknowledged. To be sexy, sassy, special. We are at war - spiritually, mentally and physically - yearning for a fulfilment, perfection and some ideal out there. But what if that does not... Continue Reading →
To Risk Our Delight – Meditate
'We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world...' A Brief For The Defence / Jack Gilbert Our Delight Lies Not Outside Ourselves There really is nothing like meditation. In the beginning -... Continue Reading →
‘Keep Me Fully Glad with Nothing’
Can I be glad? With nothing? What is this constant looking for, searching? This never 'arrived-ness' - busyness and ungladness? When and where does this end? Yes and Never This yearning for some outside thing, event, person to make one's life 'better', can only end when one slows down. Slow down. And for a... Continue Reading →