10 Steps to Happiness

10 Steps to Happiness

by | Oct 11, 2019 | psychology, Thoughts

We have the power to make ourselves happy but only if we have the awareness to go with it. Here are 10 steps to Happiness that I wrote about for a magazine last year. Perhaps you can condense them, or create some of your own! 1 Give yourself permission to be happy ...
Healing is a Process

Healing is a Process

by | Jan 5, 2019 | Thoughts

Have you ever spent a day shopping when each time you buy something you pick up a bag and carry it around? At the end of the day you come home, put your bags on the floor and then suddenly realise how tired you are? Healing can be a little bit like that. Over time you...
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we wanted

Life doesn’t always turn out the way we wanted

by | Nov 5, 2018 | Thoughts

It’s my little girl’s birthday tomorrow, she’ll be 9. She’s my youngest, we are taking her plus 8 friends plus her older sister to Build-a-bear at the shopping mall for her party. They’re going to have a heart ceremony and a naming ceremony, I’m really looking forward...
The Stories that we tell Ourselves

The Stories that we tell Ourselves

by | Oct 13, 2018 | Thoughts

The story we tell ourselves about something or someone defines the way we feel about it, or them. For example: A woman was standing in the queue to buy airplane tickets. When it was her turn, she asked for a first class ticket. The woman behind the counter said...
Fear is a terrible thing

Fear is a terrible thing

by | Jun 17, 2018 | Thoughts

Fear sneaks up on us like a dog snapping at our heels. It can follow us around all day, disrupting everything we do. But fear is not a real, tangible thing like a dog is. Fear is something we create. It’s an energy that we place between ourselves and the unknown. It’s...