A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way: “Dear people, whales are always surrounded by [...]
At a fund raising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: “When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, [...]
If you have grown up in the northern hemisphere, spring looks probably something like this: Juicy, fresh, green leaves are fighting their way through a layer of snow. The early morning fog that covered the meadow in an opening in the woods reveals the colourful heads of crocuses, snowdrops, daffodils and lilies of the valley, [...]
If you are looking for a parenting handbook, look no further. The Family Virtues Guide written by Linda Kavelin Popov offers you a manual that delivers the best foundation possible of how to raise a child in any culture or society. Her ‘Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves’ contain [...]
If You Call Out Loud – Will It Get Inside Through The Heart Of Your Surrender – To Your Alibis And You Can Say The Words – Like You Understand But The Power’s In Believing So Give Yourself A Chance ‘Cause You Can Climb The Highest Mountain - Swim The Deepest Sea, Hee All You [...]
This is a big one for many people to accept, because very often responsibility is perceived as being held accountable for things that happen, even if we may feel like we could not have predicted, expected or prevented them. In fact, responsibility is one of the key indicators to living authentically and taking your life [...]
It was perfect timing. Yesterday a friend of mine sent me an e-mail, reminding me about choice. We are choosing everything that comes into our life – consciously or unconsciously. We choose our reactions, we choose our thoughts, we choose our job, our partner, friends, associates and we choose our emotions. In the long run, [...]
Frustration, anger, sadness, resentment , a craving for vengeance or redress- when we are hurt, especially by someone we care about, respect, trust or love, those feelings come to us very easily. Often these feelings are feeding from each other, creating a downward spiral that leaves us with bitterness, as ‘victims’ and in an un-resourceful [...]
The I Ging is an ancient Chinese ‘book’ of Eastern philosophy. What does I Ging mean? The “I” means “changes in the flow of life energy (“Chi”) and “Ching” is the word for classic. The I Ging is often referred to as the “Book of Changes”, and the philosophical backbone to Chinese medicine, astrology and [...]





