People see in us a reflection of who they are. As we see ourselves in others. We are all mirrors for each other. The positive qualities people see in us are the positive qualities they feel in themselves. What we reject in others is what we don’t accept about ourselves.
The power of the multitude of who we are Read More »
When we have resistance to ask for the love, care, help, attention we need often that’s because there’s an underlying assumption that if we deserved them, we wouldn’t have to ask for them.
You always deserve it Read More »
When we get too hung up on taking the right decision—whether that’s because we’re afraid of failure, or the stakes are too high—we can get into an analysis paralysis.
Why motionlessness compounds Read More »
I was running one afternoon, when I realised that nothing in my life was a coincidence. Everything, literally every single thing that has happened—every feeling I’ve had, each big and small decision I’ve taken, every thought—was the tailor-made extension of the person I had been. My life, in all it was and all it wasn’t,
Infinite potential Read More »
We all avoid facing the truth at times: the hurtful realisations, the disruptive decisions they’d trigger, the reckoning with guilt, shame, loss. We are wired for self-protection and our instinct to avoid suffering sometimes expresses itself as resistance to looking ourselves and life in the face. What are you afraid you aren’t being honest with
The gift of brutal honesty with ourselves Read More »
When we want other people to change, when we hold them responsible for what’s happening in our life, when we wait on them to take the lead or make a decision, we are surrendering our power. And when we surrender our power, we become victim to other people and circumstances.
Most insidious form of victimhood Read More »
The advice we give to others, especially if unsolicited, is the advice we most need to hear. The lectures we teach are the lectures we need to attend. We criticise in others what we reject in ourselves. The finger we point points to what we ourselves are guilty of.
The world is our mirror Read More »
We live in a world of polarities. Black and white. Strength and weakness. Freedom and confinement. Peace and terror. These opposites exist interdependently. They are two ends of the same spectrum.
Integrating the shadow Read More »
We all have excuses. The train was late. The weather changed. Our partner miscalculated. We were tired, scared, confused. If we want to find excuses for why we’re not achieving the things we’re committed to achieving and blame things on circumstances and other people, there are countless of opportunities. But when we do, we become
We normally think that we suffer because we are not good enough in some capacity. We’re not powerful enough, not smart enough, not creative enough. But often the real reason we suffer is because the life we’re living is too small for the person we are.
Expressing our true self Read More »