For me, this is a question I ask myself often, as part of my journey of conscious living and putting into practice one of my values of learning for life. Some of my most challenging life-lessons have come when I was in full-on resistance.  And when those challenges came, I certainly felt very hard done by, like things were really …

This week’s challenge-buster is seeing the golden glitch in whatever gnarly-bit it is that we’re facing. 1 You may be able to relate. Sometimes when things are going really well, the pendulum can end up swinging in the opposite direction; into not-so-crash-hot-ville. And that’s poopy. What’s been such a breath of fresh air for me, is the advice Gay Hendricks …

Our context for this week’s focus is going from what’s old, familiar and comfortable to something new and even challenging. 1 My experience with this began in around 2014 when I realised I’d allowed my life to become pretty ‘same-old-ey’. The same house, same places; the same routines. It wasn’t so much about the people I was connecting with; it …

If you’re like me, you might be surprised with your answer. When it comes to some of life’s more interesting experiences, do you choose trial or delight? Recently, I was in a situation that meant living in an environment where the air con was on permanently. ‘Off’ wasn’t an option. Now, if you know me, you know I’m not an …

So how do you define it? I ask because when I was 16, a friend gave me a book about being assertive as I’d been being a bit of a doormat.  Basically I’d been saying yes to things that weren’t ok. After devouring that book I charged full steam ahead, so that my pendulum swung to the opposite side. You see …