I start this newsletter with immense gratitude to the Conscious Living community for nudging me and continuously checking when the next MailChimp will be sent out. It warms my spirit to know that there is a community out there that waits for the ping in their inbox to further motivate them toward living consciously. It adds purpose...
As I sit in a hotel restaurant, across the room I see an elderly woman with bright purple hair and a punk rocker’s hairstyle. As I stare at her, I intrusively recall the daily words of my children in my head “please play with me”. With my response often being “mummy’s busy with something right...
Dear reader and fellow human, As I sit down to access the gift of space and stillness, I recognize time has moved and I have been continuously chasing after it – choking on the dust it leaves behind in its trail. I am reminded of the paradox of time: we are all subject to it...
I write this newsletter later than scheduled – seemingly the trend with most targets I set during the month of February. As I sat at my desk with a heated wheat pillow on my neck and shoulders to relax my tense and constricting muscles – I recognized I was already reaching burnout. Burnout – a...
Hello from me in 2022 (and in hope it isn’t another 2020×2)! I trust this new year has started off bright for you … and if it hasn’t don’t despair. May today’s newsletter ignite a spark to start – not only on the 1st of January or on a dreaded Monday – but any day. Every day...
Forgiveness can be a difficult pill to swallow as perhaps we believe it means we are okay with or condone what happened. I heard a profound statement by Jean Paul Samputu, a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda – “My forgiveness doesn’t have anything to do with justice” – and this got me searching for...
How much longer can we continue to point fingers at everyone and everything else as the reason for our struggles? The lack of emotional availability from our parents, a critical teacher or boss, back stabbing friends, the betrayal of a loved one. All of these experiences are real, relevant and valid. At what point though...
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the word ‘relationship’ as “the way in which two things are connected”. Connection is the number one driver in life – just like a newborn baby, we require connection to survive and thrive. More than ever, due to the long-haul of Covid-19, we are deprived of connection and as a...
Is anyone else coming down with a case of “too-muchery” (Non-oxford dictionary translation: when everything gets too much)? On the flip side, do we really want “not-enoughery” (Not getting enough)? I wonder if there is a middle, a spot to settle into that balances the two extremes. When I think of extremes, I imagine a...
We have all experienced the power of words. They can either lead you to soar or sink. We may be more aware of how others’ words have hurt us and perhaps have been told by our parents growing up to watch our words. The part we may not have been made aware of is how...
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc for over a year and has proven it isn’t leaving just yet as we observe the third wave crash down upon us. I managed to surf two waves safely however the third wave caught me off guard and pulled me into it’s wild current. Receiving the positive result felt surreal and...
If the saying “you are what you think” was entirely true – can you imagine how much more chaotic (or colorful depending on your perspective) this world would be. Stop for a moment and try to recollect some of the thoughts you have had recently and consider if each once were true simply because you...
