Do you literally see what you think? Do you actually perceive what you hear? They say “Seeing is believing” but is that really true? The definition of “Perception” is “a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present”, so in other words we perceive our reality through our senses. Have you…
You may be thinking what is Toxic Positivity? Toxic Positivity is defined as an obsession with positive thinking. It is the belief that people should put a positive spin on all experiences, even those that are profoundly tragic. It is the overgeneralisation of a happy, optimistic state that results in the denial, minimisation and invalidation…
I often ponder how much overthinking and the need to be “in control” kills wonder, joy and contentment in life. Recently, I had a situation that stirred feelings of excitement and elation in me, for one brief moment I felt like I was living a dream and on a cloud, in the first instance I…
Vulnerability….it’s a word and feeling I have often avoided…recently I had someone challenge me and say “Why are you so guarded?”, It was the first time in a long time someone stared me straight in the eye and into my soul, it’s like they saw right through me, They further challenged me by saying “You…
Ever sit up at night thinking, analysing, stressing, worrying, weighing up possible outcomes, how someone will react, what they will think, how you will be perceived…..your mind is working like the old proverbial mouse on a wheel “round and round” with no destination…are you dizzy yet? This happened to me recently, it was a chain…
Ever think about the “What if’s?” ,“Could of’s?”, “Should of’s”, “If only” and “if I did it this way”, that it would have changed the outcome? I had a thought the other day that made me think about the amount of time we spend thinking about if we chose differently how it would have cultivated…
Ever been in a situation where you have felt an emotion build up so strongly in your body that you are about to burst….but you stop yourself? That anger that builds up and then your almost about to explode…but somehow you stop and you muster up your strength to either walk away or calmly smile…
We have all been there…… that one decision that pulls on our heart strings and makes us feel conflicted by the choice we need to make …Which do you follow your heart or your head? Your mind is a fantastic tool for analytical thinking and problem solving, it’s your mind that allows you to review…
“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”……I disagree. Words are powerful; they have the power to harm or the power to heal. I want you to reflect on your own experience, how many times have you been told something along the lines of “You are not good enough?”, “You…
Hurt, Loss, grief or betrayal …..I am sure we have all experienced these emotions at some point. A recent discussion made me contemplate the following question “In this modern day and age, has our lack of ability for emotional resilience caused us to become emotionally unavailable and disconnected? Recently single after a long term relationship,…