
Me… and my shadow
How clearly do you see your shadow? The truth is…. ‘there is no light without shadow, and no psychic wholeness without imperfection”. Carl Jung. The dark side of our personality,
How clearly do you see your shadow? The truth is…. ‘there is no light without shadow, and no psychic wholeness without imperfection”. Carl Jung. The dark side of our personality,
How well do you see: your personal strengths and gifts the learning, the gift of your journey so far the gift of others in your life? When times are tough,
What story do you tell yourself, your friends, your colleagues about your life? Do you quietly share your achievements, your joy, or, do you talk about your challenges, your struggles?
In times when we are challenged, sometimes what we need to do is change our attitude – and often it’s the case that we need to stop feeling like a
How secure do you feel within yourself? How clear are you about your value? How confident are you about the role you play and the impact you have on the
How clear are you about why you are here and what is your purpose? Sometimes events happen in life that have us feeling knocked for six and we may become
How clear are you in your thinking… how well do you manage your thoughts? Do you tend to… feel confused, sometimes overwhelmed, so much so that you are oblivious to
Is life for you a roller-coaster of emotions; do you live from one drama to another; how well do you manage and express your emotions? With an emphasis on thinking
As we enter a new decade, a new energy, we want to be clear about who we are and where we’re going. How certain are you of yourself? How clear
Here we are about to step into a New Year. How are you feeling? D’you feel… optimistic – your heart full of anticipation; clear about who you are and where
Soon it will be Christmas and many cards are carry a messages of peace and joy. On the surface, you have to admit there’s lots of turmoil in our world
To celebrate our daughter’s birthday this week, I’d like to share with you a poem she wrote in 2007 for my first website. Asked to express the journey to finding our
A symbol of the richness of self – who we are, our value, our purpose – the diamond comprises many different facets that can be polished to allow light to
What d’you need to mine your diamond? We need to dig deep to remove all the hard layers of rock that have accumulated over time. So…a head-lamp… to illuminate the
For some time now, we’ve been seeing our world go through a period of massive change. Weather patterns are extreme; politically and in the corporate world the status quo is
The process of mining the diamond requires us to dig deep, and, when we first discover the diamond, the external appearance can be rough. The naked eye is unable to
How well are you managing the tremendous change that we’re all experiencing right now? I’d like to suggest that only when we dig deep within our core, do we find
Everyone is a dancer. The question perhaps is ‘do you allow yourself to dance?’. You can’t be Spirit and not dance. When we allow our self to dance, it’s an
When we align to all our elements, we connect to the element of aether, Spirit, the gift of creation and the Essence of All That Is. Aether is the joy
Are you curious about who you are? Are you open to change? Are your thoughts inclusive and kind? If so, the energy you’re tapping into is the element of air.
When we’re going through any period of change whether it’s within your self, with your family or in your relationships, it’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed mentally and emotionally,
Conscious of the world shifting and changing, observing wild weather patterns and power struggles in constitutions across the globe, these past few weeks we’ve been looking at the topic of
Our world is going through a challenging time and, like the weather, a hurricane of mental confusion and emotional energy is being stirred up by events on every continent. Fires
For all that we may resist conflict or challenging experiences, sometimes rubbing up against each other is what is needed for us to change. Fire is the energy that begins
We’ve talked about managing difference in our relationships and whether our pattern is to judge or blame, to dominate, or perhaps keep silent. Many clients I find are uncomfortable dealing
Accepting that we are unique, the question perhaps is …how do we manage difference in our relationships? Since we all have our own perspectives and beliefs, differences are inevitable. What
Passing through Heathrow last weekend, an HSBC advertisement caught my eye. ‘Difference – the only thing we have in common’, it declared, underpinned by the tagline ‘Together we thrive’. It
Have you ever experienced a moment of sheer joy when your heart felt like you could hardly speak? A moment of awe when you felt the harmony and beauty of
Here in New Zealand, there’s a Maori proverb which ponders what is the most important thing in the world. Their answer is ‘he tangata, he tangata, he tangata’ – it
This morning in meditation the words of the song “I love you just the way you are…’ came, which got me pondering… How willing are you to let people be
D’you ever stop to reflect on how you live, your way of being? Are you someone who is busy, busy, constantly multi-tasking, your mind jumping around a constantly expanding to-do
These past few weeks we’ve been looking at connecting to our heart and being joyful – and – what can get on the way of being joyful. Focusing on what
Some people, it seems, find it hard to be happy – they are happy being miserable! Never satisfied with the status quo, never one hundred per cent at home anywhere,
In our last blog, we touched on the topic of choosing to be joyful rather than be angry and reactive, or, live in grief and pain. What is joy? Thinking
Learning to respond rather than react – how do you do that, you might ask? It’s all about managing our emotions, then taking responsiblity and focusing on how we want
What’s your way – d’you tend to react, or, respond to life? Recently we’ve been looking at how expectations can result in frustration and disappointment, at how the beliefs that
How aware are you of the messages you give to your children? How do you show delight in your child? We all know that our children feel valued and loved
These past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the topic of parenting. Our role as parents, I see, is to prepare our children for life, teaching them to be responsible
When you look at a new born baby, what do you see? I see innocence, pure light, love, joy… and infinite possibilities. I see a diamond! Like the precious stone,