Have you even been in a situation like this: you felt you needed to hide who you were, hold back, or shine a little less, to protect someone else from feeling smaller, weaker or devalued? (This can often happen between siblings, but also between child and parent.) felt embarrassed by trying your best? sensed that someone was jealous or even felt threatened by you? And was there ever a time when you felt you would be less loved and accepted for...

  Everyone’s story is different. Although you may know your story at some level, it is a very useful exercise to write your personal life story because this will help you remember pivotal details, gain a sense of perspective and overview that will enable you to link seemingly unrelated into a whole. In other words, it will help you see the ‘big picture’. This exercise can also help you find clues that explain the underlying...

I often work long hours. I have deadlines to meet so it is understandable but the real concern is identifying with working more than any other thing, in other words, it becomes habitual and addictive, because I enjoy what I do. I’d rather be writing and using my brain than watching television, that’s for sure. If I have a good good book on the go, that is a draw away from the computer, but not a really strong one. Clearly writing...

Intuition plays a big role in getting on what you want in life. Why? Because it is one of the ways that the universe communicates to us. I loved what  Sonia Choquette in Trust your Vibes: Secret Tools for Six-Sensory Living wrote about intuition: To look at the world from the vantage point of your soul is to look from the Divine part of yourself, which means that you’ll see the world through the eyes of God. So what happens to your...

Imagine your Perfect Day…what would you do? Where would you be? Who would you be with? One of the questions that often comes up when I guide people through the Ideal Day exercise is, is OK to try to make an ideal day come true? Is this not selfish? I always say that it is important to be selfish when it comes to your soul needs. Now the word selfish has negative meaning in our culture, but in this context it means self-care: caring for...