We all do it. It’s human nature. We follow the feeling we’re having, which is hurt and afraid and fearful, and project that out onto the facts of the situation. It sounds logical, our left brain knows that it’s completely possible, but it’s the worst case scenario and the least likely to occur in the…
Our families of origin provide us the framework through which we see the world. As we’re growing up we accept it in the same way the ancient Greeks accepted the Gods as the motivators behind all things from luck to the seasons to the weather. Our family are the gods that inhabit our world and…
The hope and dream for many is that once they figure out what their path/calling/soul purpose is, things will become clear, the clouds will part, the path will become smooth, everything will make sense, and the decisions will become obvious. Which is the case, but like sex and comedy, it’s all in the timing. Some…
People think that emotions don’t lie. I think that’s true, but I think we get confused by what they are actually saying. Sometimes we think they are connected with one person, pointing outwards, when they are referring to something within us that needs to be fulfilled or healed, pointing inwards. Sometimes we think that feelings…
So many of us know exactly what we should be doing and how to get there from here, but we don’t trust that knowing. The world around us tells us to be something else. Tells us that the impractical, the illogical, the unique, the non-lucrative is something we should avoid at all costs. Be safe,…
Western culture is predominantly Christian…or agnostic/atheist/spiritual/it’s not important to me…whatever…and so you can stand on a street corner in any city and see a Christian church in pretty much any direction you like. When I lived in the middle of the city there was a church that met in the same strip mall building as…
I come across this often in my work. People want to know what their purpose here is, what task they’ve been set to accomplish, what’s the goal. At the same time, I’m looking in their book and surrounded by their teacher and guides who are patiently waiting for the client to tell them what they…
I like it that so many people are becoming introspective enough to search for the lesson in experiences they have/had/are having. They want to know what they are supposed to learn from any particular happening, which I find refreshing. Even better when they take that knowledge and apply is common sensically (rather than obsessively, idealically,…
Family of origin issues. *wince* For a great many of us the topic is cringe worthy or depressing or exhausting just to think about. Working with the issues we have acquired through living with (or surviving) or families is something we naturally do in our 20’s but may take much more. The process holds a…
Romantic love is blind. It’s weird and makes no sense. It’s magical and alchemical. Love allows us to surrender common sense and open ourselves to the improbable and miraculous. It teaches us about ourselves, often in dramatic and painful ways, and we are the better for it in the end. The bitter sweet side of…