Author: Frances Masters
Do you feel safe? One of our most important human needs is for security. If we don’t feel safe, that sense of danger will grab our attention and send us some powerful, instinctive urges to take action. If there were bombs dropping outside your window right now, it’s a fair bet he would not be...
Read MoreHave you ever had that ‘stuck in a rut’ feeling? Every morning it a bit like . You wake up and know it’s just going to be the same old routine. Or perhaps it’s a pattern that keeps repeating in your life; the toxic relationship, the bullying boss, or the job that didn’t work out,...
Read MoreOur clients are often our teachers and, as they say, when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Sarah appeared at a time when I needed to learn a lesson. What she taught me has stayed with me ever since. A nervous breakdown Sarah was a nurse but, by the time she came to see...
Read MoreOh, gods of organization. We bow down to you every January in honor of National Organizing Month, in hopes that we can streamline and control our homes in the wake of the maddening tornado of clutter that swept through over the past year. (Or, for some of us, years.) We call upon you to help us...
Read More‘There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.’ Aldous Huxley How often do we challenge our view of reality? I bought an old-style Volkswagen campervan while on holiday recently in Suffolk. It is blue & cream, a little battered but, to my eyes, it is a...
Read More‘Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation’ Aristotle I’ve often been asked what mindfulness is. The mindful state itself is an experience which has no real words that get close to describing it. Like ‘fingers pointing at the moon’, the words cannot be the thing itself. The mindful...
Read MoreHappiness is a commodity that never loses its value. People often mistake it for money, but actually it has more to do with the people around us. It affects the way we live, how we spend our time, and most importantly how we see ourselves. Here are seven tips on how to live a happier life. Smile When...
Read More& I’m a big fan of the ampersand; that intriguingly curvaceous symbol which represents the word ‘and’. Sometimes regarded as the 27th letter of the alphabet, the ampersand is not just a word in its own right, it is also, I believe, both a concept and a wonderfully empowering metaphor with implications for how we...
Read MoreWe experience many traumas as we go through life. There are ‘micro-traumas’ like changing schools, failing an exam or giving a presentation and getting it wrong. There are ‘meso-traumas’, such as a house burglary, a bump in the car or health worries. And, sadly for many of us, there are ‘macro-traumas’. They are those experiences...
Read MoreYou and your partner split up and, naturally, at first it seems like the end of the world. While some good relationships end for silly reasons, thus denying happiness to both parties, there is often good reason for a couple to go their separate ways. It is hard to see it when you are in...
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