Perhaps one of the most undervalued privileges of the human experience is self-knowledge. Beyond describing what it is that we do for a living, our preference of music genre, or our favourite ice-cream flavour, how well do we really know our self? Much of our adolescence is spent contemplating who we would like to be [...]
Each month I encourage a different ‘inner’ focus for contemplation and study. During October, I encourage you to examine your current state of ‘self-acceptance’. The degree to which you are self-accepting is driven by your inner work. Self-acceptance is something you can wholly experience in your adult life – with conscious attention and effort to your inner thoughts and beliefs, and by [...]
Just about now, you might be desperately wishing Spring would arrive…or hoping that there is more ‘good’ winter to enjoy the outdoor activities that you have embraced this season. Which of these is your focus ? While much of the excitement and anticipation of January’s resolve and intentions may be fading, this is precisely the right [...]
Reflections of November Nature always fascinates me. The incredible LIFE that is always present all around us: animals, plants, the sky, water – all of it moving, growing, evolving even if we don’t bother to pay attention. Nature is perfect in it’s ability to communicate with us. All we need to do is stop and [...]
Intention is everything. You can say that you want to do something, to try and change something, to begin something…but what do your intentions really say? Your intentions describe your actions … you are intending what you want through those actions (or at time lack thereof). Your intentions drive your actions and behavior. When your [...]
We all see what we want to see. The ‘veil of truth’ is what we would like to think is true. For all of the times we have told ourselves something in the hopes of it satisfying a particular need, validating a wrongful behaviour, or deciding that we are justified in feeling a certain way and [...]
As much as someone may want assistance, guidance, insight, help… they can only receive such assistance if they are willing to look at their self. Sometimes, clients come to a therapy session not because they are truly ready to make any lasting changes. They may want a third person’s point of view, they may want [...]
Original Publication: The Globe and Mail – Canada’s National Newspaper – August 15, 2003 Your thoughts control your entire existence. Pretty incredible when you stop and think about it. The way that you think about something, determines how you will feel and react. What this means is that your perception of a person, event, or [...]
