My previous post had an unprecedented number of views… and I have mixed feelings about this… On the one hand, as a writer it means a lot to me that people would read and appreciate my posts. On the other, it means that depression is a theme that resonates with a lot of you… and... Continue Reading →
Depression… The dark night of the soul…
Depression is a monster I know personally. I’ve encountered its hideousness 4 times in my life… I am a lucky survivor… I want to dedicate this post to all the ones I know and the ones I don’t who are still battling this horrid monster and are wondering when the hell it will let them... Continue Reading →
Why do we experience pain?
In this post I would like to address physical pain, the one that comes with injuries and illnesses. I will address in my next post the emotional pain of depression. Something I got far too familiar with for many years and where I still see so many people around me struggling with. I want to... Continue Reading →
Letting go… but how?
In my previous post I said I wanted to know unconditional love… Not from others… from me towards others… As much as it is a noble objective, it occurred to me that I needed a roadmap, something to help me along the way every time I am derailing from that aim. I defined unconditional love... Continue Reading →
Love
Love. Love. Love. It is a word we hear a lot in songs, in novels, in movies… and yet it is a word very few of us know how to use. I personally get annoyed when someone finishes a conversation with a casual ‘love you’ in a way of saying actually ‘goodbye’. Don’t get me... Continue Reading →
Becoming who you are meant to be – Part 3: learn to read the signs on your path
Signs, symbols, dreams, messages from the invisible world… Now to be able to read them you must first acknowledge there is another world out there that is as real as our physical realm. Or at least leave the door open to the possibility of its existence. As a child the existence of this other world... Continue Reading →
Becoming who you are meant to be – Part 2: follow the white rabbit
This is what Neo does in the Matrix which leads him to understand the illusion he is trapped in and become the saviour he was meant to be. This is what Alice does to get to Wonderland and discover an amazing world all the while discovering herself… Following the white rabbit… In my previous post... Continue Reading →
Becoming who you are meant to be – Part 1: listen to your body
It begins with a nagging… an annoyance… something that bothers you… It begins with a faint voice in your head. A voice you can barely hear among all the other voices that talk much louder… The ones that tell you what you still need to do today, next week, next month. The voices that are... Continue Reading →
Releasing negative energy
Today a friend asked me how to do shake off negative energy. Coincidentally I was confronted with some of my own as I realised I had hurt someone I care about without meaning to… Negative energy… The dark side of the Force… It forms around us when we are faced with some sort of struggle:... Continue Reading →