Most of us have, at one point, lived in a mindset where we believed that “life just happens to us”. We have pointed at people or circumstances outside ourselves to explain why we are feeling a certain way, why we are suffering somehow, or why we just cannot manifest our dreams and reach our goals….
Category: Coaching
Does Stress Really Cause Illness and Shorten Our Life?
We have all been warned many times that stress can make us sick, cause heart attacks, and reduce our life expectancy. Is that really true? First of all, we have to distinguish between different kinds of stress because stress hormones have multiple roles. According to Bruce Lipton, there are two types of stress: distress and…
What message does my headache have for me?
Headaches or even migraines seem to be a common complaint from many people. We can just take a pill and suppress the symptoms or we can listen to the mind-body dialogue that is going on with each physical issue that occurs. If you suffer from headaches that regularly occur or are particularly severe, have them…
What message does my pain have for me?
Pain is a friend—an ally—who has come to give us a message Pain in any area of your body is a signal that something is out of balance. You need to pay attention and listen to what the pain has to say. – Are you doing too much and stretching yourself too thin? – Are…
Happiness – Do it Like the Ducks
Last week, I was on vacation with an old friend of mine. She is an amazing, conscious soul and throughout the week, when “life just happened,” she would smile at me and say, “Let’s do it like the ducks and shake this off.” She would literally pretend to flap her “wings”, make us all laugh…
The Power of the Parental Voice
Last week, I observed a number of different parents interacting with their children. I saw positive and encouraging examples of parenting, but also several devastating ones. It made me contemplate how we talk to our children, and what messages and suggestions we instil in them. Ultimately, this also made me ponder how we talk to…
Permission to Shine Your Light
A very special friend of mine went through an incredible transformation over the last 29 months. She had surgery and lost an unbelievable amount of weight. I am very proud of her. However, it makes me even happier to see that she has completely transformed her entire life. She has undergone a huge inner transformation….
Why should I be the one to forgive?
If you are looking at forgiveness from the traditional point of view, you might ask, “Why should I be the one to forgive? I was right, the other person was wrong. I was the one who was hurt!” You might also wonder if by forgiving you are giving them a free licence to hurt you…
It’s Too Hot – Loving What Is
The thermometer in my car shows 34˚C. As I get out of the air conditioned interior, a wall of humid heat hits me. It feels like 40˚C. “Phew,” escapes my mouth and my eyes meet the eyes of the young man getting out of his car next to me on the parking lot of the…
Are You Suffering from Perfectionism?
Our personality is made up of a group of sub-personalities, which we develop as we grow up to better fit into our environment. These sub-personalities are also called “primary selves” because they determine how we appear to ourselves and others, as well as how we act based on the belief systems that we have learned….
Turn Your Face to the Sun
(Dedicated to my mom on the 1st anniversary of her death) “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you” – Maori Proverb When I opened “365 Science of Mind: A Year of Daily Wisdom from Ernest Holmes” to the month of July the quote above jumped out at me….
Do Not Let Your Story Define You
“If you look at the things in your life, the things that have brought you some level of harm, some level of shame, some level of whatever: are you allowing those things to define you? Or can you step into your light right here, right now, and define them and say, ‘I no longer accept…