Can We Be Grateful Even When Suffering?

Feeling and expressing gratitude is a practice that raises our energy and creates a blissful state of mind. It is easier to feel thankful when we are already in an uplifted state and our heart is filled with joy. But what about the times when we are suffering? In fact, counting your blessings in moments … Continue reading Can We Be Grateful Even When Suffering?

3 Ways to Reclaim Your Personal Power

We are all born with a specific amount of personal power, depending on our mission on this Earth. But we also waste or lose this energy in actions that do not serve us or the rest of the world. The good news is that we can recuperate the personal power energy we have lost and … Continue reading 3 Ways to Reclaim Your Personal Power

Good Girl, Good Boy

Imagine a world where a little boy or girl is expected to be "themselves", instead of having to succumb to the social labelling of "good" or "bad". This would be a world in which children would express their wants and needs freely without having to constantly please adults with their behaviour. It would be a … Continue reading Good Girl, Good Boy

How to Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself

Once a woman called Marianna came to me for a personal session. She was crying and was very emotional about how her boyfriend had treated her. With tears in her eyes, she kept repeating: “How could he do this to me? How could he humiliate me in such a way and pay more attention to … Continue reading How to Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself

What Are You Creating?

Remember when you were children and spent hours drawing, playing a musical instrument, building with colorful blocks, dancing and, of course, creating or re-creating realities in your games? Back then you were creating out of an unconscious force that was driving you to express an inner feeling or replay ideas, thoughts, emotions, even scenes from … Continue reading What Are You Creating?

Fearlessness

Fearlessness is our natural state of mind, our natural state of being. Fear used to be a useful defence mechanism, when humans lived in jungles, forests and mountains. But in our modern life experience, it serves no real purpose. Fear creates more fear, more panic, more stress and anxiety. A fearful mind is always worrying … Continue reading Fearlessness

Transforming Negative Emotions

There are different approaches when it comes to dealing with your emotions. You can express them or repress them, accept and feel them or just observe them. Imagine you are feeling angry: the first thing you want to do is get the emotion out of your system and you very often end up shouting or … Continue reading Transforming Negative Emotions

Finding Motivation in Difficult Times

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”Zig Ziglar As we're phasing out of the quarantine period imposed due to the new Corona virus, it can be difficult for most people to find back their motivation and feel inspired to move on in life. Many … Continue reading Finding Motivation in Difficult Times

The Power of Imagination

Not long ago I read the following legend of the birth of Quetzalcoatl, one of the major Toltec deities, as narrated by Don José Ruiz, in his book The Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us about Love and Life. "Quetzalcoatl" is a word meaning "the feathered serpent", and the story … Continue reading The Power of Imagination