“When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away.” – Shakti Gawain
We all need approval at times. The opinions of friends and loved ones can help provide us with guidance as we maneuver our way through life. However, when we value other people’s thoughts and beliefs more than our own and can’t do without it, we put our well-being at risk… More
“Emotions are a vital part of our inner guidance… Like our illnesses, our dreams, and our lives, our emotions are ours, and we must own them and pay attention to them.” – Dr. Christine Northrup
Emotions are like a compass, with each point indicating the parameters of our lives. At major points, we may be happy, sad, content or angry, and at other areas, anything in between. And if we stray too far one way, we can get lost. Anger is one of those areas where it can be easy to get lost, in two major ways… More
Humiliating, traumatizing and unnecessary come to mind regarding the strip search of a 15-year old girl, by staff at her school in Quebec, Canada last week because she joked to a friend about bringing marijuana to school… More
“Self-respect, self-worth and self-love, all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value.” – Rob Liano
What would you say if I were to ask you what you loved about yourself? Would you feel tongue-tied and at a loss for words, or be able to easily list some things? Although most of us would prefer to be on the latter end of the spectrum, it’s not an easy feat for everyone… More
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.” – Gretchen Rubin
Many of us have experienced loneliness. Whether it’s feeling alone in your life, without anyone to talk to or spend time with, or dreading that special occasion with nobody to spend it with… It can feel awful. Yet, in our guise of strength and independence we suffer silently, no matter the cost… More
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”– Alfred Lord Tennyson
The concept of happiness can seem abstract and unrealistic to many people – like some unsustainable heightened state of euphoria – and to others it’s a distant goal on the ‘to do’ list to be achieved one day. However, it doesn’t have to be either of these extremes… More