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We all have moments of pain and distress. When the demands of our lives stretch us to our limits. When…
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At the heart of all successful relationships lies good communication based on mutual respect and understanding. While this is beautiful…
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When we imagine the mindset we might need to cultivate for success, often we think about discipline, grit or courage,…
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We’ve all had times where somebody has said or done something that we felt really hurt by. Maybe our partner…
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Language is a vehicle for expressing ourselves to others, but we also speak to ourselves all the time in our…
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We tend to take a lot of other people’s behaviour personally, whether it’s someone who pulls out in front of…
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Everyone has moments in life that are hard, painful, scary and really difficult to endure. There are times when we…
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We all have a ‘shadow’ side. Our personal ‘shadow’ is made up of the parts of ourselves that we do…
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Most of us struggle with fear in one way or another – whether it’s the fear of what other people…
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Recently, I was reminded of the powerful practice of asking the question, “What would love do?” in times of decision…
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Hey beautiful people, How are you hanging in there? Man, we sure are living in overwhelming times right now. The…
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Today I’m going to share with you what I like to call my ‘mantra of understanding’ Adopting this mantra and…