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Co-dependency
I had a rather interesting awareness today. I was needy. Up until very recently, I had been behaving in a needy, co-dependent manner. Throughout my life, I had a number of co-dependent relationships...
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An Invitation to Live Life As It Is
“The rain is awful!” “Glorious weather we’re having!” “I’m so happy!” “I feel bad.” “It’s so pretty.” “That’s really ugly.” How often we label things, people, and moods as “good” and “bad”. When you’re...
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“Great” Expectations
As I lie in a spa being oiled and kneaded, my mind is elsewhere. I find myself rating the atmosphere, the decor, and the manner and technique of the masseuse. I compare this experience with others. I...
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Love, Love, Love
Lately, I’ve been feeling disappointed and annoyed by certain things people have been doing or not doing. Like when someone doesn’t reply to an email. Or when a person is quite cold in a text message...
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Mindfulness for the Full Mind
In recent weeks, I’ve been battling against my own reaction to noise. I eventually decided to stop blaming the external and work on my inner peace instead. Last week, I was so exhausted (from lack of...
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Life is an Adventure
I am lying on a plinth, receiving an energy treatment from a friend. I close my tired eyes and sink beneath the blanket, enjoying this time and space for rest. A lot has been going on over the past few...
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Giving Up
This morning, I received some news that I really didn’t want to hear. I felt disappointed, upset, and even a little angry. I also felt foolish for putting myself in this position… again! I should have...
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No More Drama
These past few days, I’ve been questioning whether I’m holding the belief that good things don’t last. It’s like I dare not presume that it’ll all work out. I’ve been almost expecting things to go...
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The Christmas Present
It was the end of September and I was practising mindfulness. I had just had the best holiday ever. I’d also experienced a summer of fun, friendship and adventure. I remember telling a couple of...
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The Fear
One of the biggest things I’ve struggled with over my lifetime is fear. Over the past few days, I’ve examined this fear and I’ve discovered that it has many, many layers. There is fear of making...
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Into the Wild
“We’re supposed to be different. Thank goodness.” I posted these words on my Facebook page yesterday evening along with a quote from Susan Cain’s insightful book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a...
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Crushed
I have a crush. In order to protect (some of) my pride, I won’t describe the lucky man. What I will divulge is that he’s refreshingly different from my usual type. I feel pleased that men like him...
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I’m Always Here
Mindfulness is a buzz word of the moment. And being present is a recurring theme in my blog posts. Yesterday however, I realised that there’s an element of resistance in the way I’ve been practising...
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Flaws
After posting Wednesday’s blog, two people very close to me suggested that I could be more confident. Having made a list of the qualities I’d like in a romantic partner, I’d asked myself if I possessed...
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My Song
I welcome the first day of summer by attending a yoga and music workshop with musician and yoga teacher Jack Harrison. We lie down and begin with some breathing exercises. Jack strums his guitar,...
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Do you ever question why you feel bad? The majority of the time I feel bad is as a result of a thought I’ve just entertained. Without the thought, I’d feel perfectly fine. I’d be in the moment. However...
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