Is it really possible to let go of the past? What does it mean to let go of it? I think the first question to ask ourselves is, where is the past? The past is everywhere. It is in our minds, it is in the language we speak, in our senses, the smells that trigger…
Listening to your Inner Voice
What does your inner voice tell you? What does it want you to do? Do you ever listen to it? There is always a voice inside that talks to us, or sometimes talks at us, depending on how it has been programmed. Sometimes it’s not a real voice, but the feelings or sensations we perceive…
I’m getting tired of “not knowing”
“What do you want to do with your life?” “I don’t know.” “But what would you like to do?” “I said I don’t know.” Most of the conversations I have with my friends go like this. I tell them I don’t want to be a teacher anymore, so naturally they want to know what my…
How not to let time pass you by.
I was going to say that the big issue of today is finding more hours in the day, but come to think of it, it’s really not. The problem may be time, yes, but to be fair, it is impossible for ANYONE to find more time or make more time. We get what we get,…
On Sadness and Trees
I have a little more than a week left in my apartment. I was never particularly happy in it, because it’s a loft, and so I get a lot of light, even at night. I like nights to be dark. But I love the neighbourhood. All around me there are trees, trees everywhere. When I…
I am my priority.
I can imagine many people will cringe when they read this. How selfish. How ungrateful. But I will never be able to understand how looking after ourselves can be selfish. If anything, it is an essential requirement to be able to take care of others, right? To be well enough to give to other people?…
The Art of Letting Go
I have always found it very difficult to let go. Let go of grief, of anger, of people or things I have loved. Right now, for example, I’m still seething because an idiot neighbour, who has a very aggressive dog, was threatening to let him loose while me and my boyfriend were walking our dogs…
Healers need healing too, sometimes.
I think we all have a tendency to feel, at certain times, that whatever happens to us ONLY happens to us. And we dwell on that discomfort or that pain and wonder how we’re ever going to get through it, and sometimes it would be easier, or at least lighter, to overcome when we tell…
Joy in Times of Despair
Is it wrong that I feel happy and excited in these horrible times? This quarantine has been a very shocking experience for most people, for a number of reasons. Many people have lost their jobs, others have lost a significant amount of income, many others are increasingly anxious, or depressed, or angry, or isolated, or…
Exploring an affirmation from The Artist’s Way.
It is a really funny moment when you discover you have been lying to yourself the whole time. I have always enjoyed self-development, in the form of books, courses, you name it. And of course the primary reason for this is that I have always felt that there are things in me that I need…
Mare Stellarum 