Category: Spirituality

How do I know me and what do I know about myself? I’ve come to establish a general understanding of what I like and don’t like, who I am and who I’m not. But where did all this get shaped? When you realise that so much of who you are is based on what you…

I have recently conducted a values inventory, which is basically going through a list of words and identifying the ones that best describe your values. This is an exercise that I’ve done a handful of times throughout my life, I do it every few years as I evolve and change throughout my journey. It’s a…

I love reading, though admittedly not for the sake of reading. I don’t really know if I have a type of genre that I prefer, but I do know that I am often drawn to the exact book that I need to read at any point in my life. I don’t know if everyone else…

Have you paid attention to the silence that is around you in the morning? The type that wraps around you like a blanket? In the early mornings, there is a peace and quiet that brings with it wisdom and space. If you spend a little bit of time in the silence, you will get to…

This morning I woke up to some wonderful news and my first reaction was happiness and celebration, but within a few minutes that all got drowned under worry and painful predictions of the future. Suddenly the good news felt like a dangerous thing, something that would hurt me and that it will take away all…

Feel. Feel everything. Learn that the feelings can feel overwhelming, but they can’t hurt you. Our subjective experiences of the world create narratives in our minds that can create both hell and heaven for us. We have never been informed or taught how to work with our cognitive biases, mental traps and defence mechanisms to…

The crackling sound of the fire wood, the cold breeze of the snowy sky coming through the windowsills, hot chocolates and candle light, being present with you in my mind. I imagine such days that we can create, together once we are over this period of dismay. Like so many others, I’ve been separated from…

Relationships are hard work. What does that mean? I’m trying to make sense of this myself and slowly trying to unravel the mysteries of how two people come together and flow in a harmonious way. My current observation is that the hard work that is referred to, is like gardening. I suck at gardening! I…

Healing is not linear and it’s not easy. Uncovering the little bits of you that have been hurt and or neglected throughout your life is not the same as putting a broken limb in a cast and waiting for it to recover. Healing, involves a lot of confrontation with your inner demons, fears and false…

There are so many friends and family members that are going through hard and challenging times. I too have all sorts of different challenges on my plate. I think it’s important to let yourself be and do whatever it is that you can, without putting the additional pressure on yourself to achieve anything. Sometimes, we…