Choosing pain

Choosing pain

Sometimes we choose to stay in our pain. That’s OK.Sometimes, there’s a wounded part within us that believes we deserve to feel bad, or that continuing to feel bad gives validity to our initial upset. If we were to suddenly feel better, would we invalidate...
Triggers

Triggers

My triggers are not real. This is something my teacher said on her podcast a few weeks ago, and I find myself circling back to it regularly. At first I found it triggering in itself. ‘Of course my triggers are real! I felt them. I didn’t like how I felt....
Use your words

Use your words

What you think, and more importantly, feel, is what you will attract into your life. Become very aware of what you say today, are all your words a reflection of what you want? Are they peaceful, or do you find yourself moaning or being pessimistic? There is no shame...
Ripples

Ripples

I want you to know that you are making waves in this world. It might seem fruitless sometimes but every step you take towards joy, towards love and towards peace DOES make a difference. It reminds your brain who you really are, and it reminds others of what it’s...
An alternative to beating yourself up

An alternative to beating yourself up

We have been taught to believe that being hard on ourselves, pushing ourselves and beating ourselves up is the way to reach our potential: a way to find happiness by being someone we can be happy with, the ‘best’ version of ourselves. Let me just repeat...
Unconditional

Unconditional

I don’t really keep plants. I tend to ‘over love’ them and kill them. Accidentally of course, but they fair better when I purposefully ignore them. I was thrilled when my succulent dropped a couple of leaves and I managed to create whole new plants...