Competitions are fun, but here is why we do it…

Competitions are fun, but here is why we do it…

by | Nov 10, 2018

Whether you like it or not, our world is structured around competitions, achievements and trophies. It might be a trophy that sits on the shelf and, apart from making your proud, it requires frequent dusting. Or it might be a trophy you can’t see – an academic...
Silence…

Silence…

by | Nov 5, 2018

I have a question for you: Do you like silence? When you find yourself immersed in silence, what do you do? Think about it for a minute… that deep silence in which you can hear your own heartbeat. A kind of silence in which there are no distractions. Maybe...
Learning to Love the Change

Learning to Love the Change

by | Oct 15, 2018

What has changed for you over the past week? This week, I worked on ‘leaving the past behind and moving into the now’ with everything I did. I set my intention to do that, and noticed how, every day, there was something that gently pushed me into putting that into...
When we are changed by compassion

When we are changed by compassion

by | Oct 8, 2018

As I write this, I’m packing and preparing for my annual transformational cruise in Croatia. My friend and editor Mike said to me as he wished me bon voyage: “You are on a precipice of something great!” I smiled. Yeah, this is a big ‘getting out of my comfort...
The Secret to Letting Go

The Secret to Letting Go

by | Oct 8, 2018

I read somewhere that a woman’s body is made in a way that she won’t remember the pain from childbirth. It’s designed this way, because if she did remember, she would NOT want to go through it ever again… The love and joy she feels for her...

Bring on the love, not fear :)

by | Oct 1, 2018

The other day, my son Blais and I were at choir rehearsal. I beamed at him as he sang his solos and instructed the choir of little boys and girls on when to repeat a chorus. When the practice was over, we walked out of the church and into a gorgeous September evening....