Her laugh was a tell. She often coerced a laugh when she felt guilty, ashamed, unloved, unappreciated and unworthy. It was a ploy to cover up how she really felt. She was the type of person who aimed to please everyone but herself. I’ve known her since I moved into the neighbourhood. Her name was […]
Fears
The Unlived Life is the Death of the Self
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. When I read that part in Stephen Pressfield’s book The Art of War, it struck such a deep accord that I often went back to it whenever I felt resistance. The majority of my […]
How to Shift Fear to Love During a Crisis
During this time of uncertainty, fear has been wreaking havoc on our physical, emotional and spiritual states. I cannot recall any other time when we have collectively allowed the lower vibrational energy of fear to usurp our true essence. It’s human nature to catastrophize. It’s human nature to zero in on the worst case outcome […]
Our Pains are Sacred Initiations
I have experienced a great deal of pain, grief, anxiety and fear in my life. When I lost my brother, Joseph, the pain that I felt was dark, raw and deep. It wasn’t anything that I had experienced before yet it had an odd familiarity to it. Grief & Illness Joe was only 34 when […]