OH THE PAIN, THE PAIN OF IT ALL – Part 3 of 3
Susan Jeffers says that, “love and power go together.” We have to love who we are in order to access the power of self direction and self affirmation on the … Continue reading
THANK U an inspirational song by Alanis Morissette
I would encourage you to listen to the Alanis Morissette’s song entitled, Thank U. It can be found on YouTube. Its message is inspirational. Even though I’d heard this song … Continue reading
THORN IN MY SIDE- the role of annoying people in our experience of contrast. Part 2
Last month I wrote about the experience of contrast and our general misunderstanding of the role it is ‘supposed’ to play in our lives. In this blog, I want to … Continue reading
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT ACCEPTANCE
The notion of ‘acceptance’ that is in common use bears little resemblance to its true meaning, so it was refreshing to read the following quote sent to me by a friend: … Continue reading
TRANSFORMING ERRONEOUS BELIEFS- ask a different question
Making sense of one’s life is a life long endeavour. In the last blog, I pointed to the advantage of asking ‘what’ questions. ‘What’ questions have a much better chance … Continue reading
When I Loved Myself Enough 3- The state of being neutral
Thought it was time for another gem from Kim Mc Millan’s little book, When I Loved Myself Enough. Here goes: When I loved myself enough, I saw beyond right and … Continue reading
OBSERVATION- a perspective altering skill
Observation is the skill of noticing. It can also be defined as “regarding with attention, so as to see or learn something.” Therefore, an observer is one who pays … Continue reading
WE ARE RARELY UPSET FOR THE REASONS WE THINK: forgiveness- extra information 2
Most people would agree that we run our lives according to our beliefs. What we believe becomes the ‘truth.’ When our ‘truth’ does not match someone else’s truth, then every … Continue reading
HERE COMES THE JUDGE! an exploration of forgiveness 1
I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that most people have some issues around forgiveness. This is hardly surprising because human beings are psychologically programmed to … Continue reading
Teresa Brooks Life Coaching 