We live our lives thinking that our discomfort or unhappiness is caused only by others. Whether someone hurt you or had a big impact in your life, blaming this person for the emotions you create yourself is unfair. You are the writer of your own story; you get to choose how it’s going to end….

I forgive the man who killed my parents. Completely and without reservation. I forgave him a long time ago, but not until years after he did what he did. Not until I learned that forgiveness of others is the only choice that lives in love, and that love is the only choice I want to…

One of the things about being human is that even when you know what to do, or what not to do, it doesn’t mean that you’re suddenly going to be able to do it – otherwise we’d all be able to swing a tennis racket, Wimbledon style. One of the most powerful steps in controlling…

We’ve all suffered emotionally throughout our lives. Similarly, we’ve all experienced trauma, regardless to what degree it personally manifested. When we’re born, we’re forced through environmental conditioning, which will always have both its positives and negatives. Our greatest influences are generally our parents, followed by our peers. This ‘programming’ is also deeply embedded in the…

Being spiritual isn’t just believing in ‘new age woo’; but understanding the structure of our reality. It is the science of spirit and it answers questions nothing else seems to be able to. Being spiritual is being free in your beliefs, because you understand that fundamentally, everything exists. There is no need to question if…

It seems that enlightenment refers to realising our true being – what it is that we really are. This is why all the spiritual teachers I’ve come across – from Tibetan Buddhism to Zen to Advaita Vedanta to the Upanishads, usually refer to it as “Self Realisation” rather than enlightenment. Finding out that we are…

There’s a reason why the airplane hostess’ want you to put on your oxygen mask before helping others with theirs. Offering support and assistance to others is a beautiful thing to do, but you need to be in a place where you are able to help others first. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself struggling to cope,…

Life has become tough and emotional resilience is one of my passions especially for our young. As I know from experience that if you are not you can get sick both in mind and in body. The reasons my body cried out for help were unique to me but they were all linked to anxiety…

One problem in today’s society is that we are constantly running from ourselves, and consequently from the truth. We learn to fit in, to conform and to abide by social norms. Most of us learn to be something we are not. Now imagine if meditation was a regular part of school life for children. Just…