Up with busy brain In the stealth of the night Diamond studs On black velvet sky Air crisp with frosty promise Māori New Year Celebrated today The stars came out to play As I tossed and turned Sleep disturbed By brain or stars? Namaste. Thanks for reading and take care until next time. Comments and …
De-stress
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished - Lao Tzu Catlins Coastal Rain Forest, South Island, New Zealand A swipe or a click Enough information For a thousand years Born through another’s Blood, sweat and tears. More than we could ever need Born through another mans greed. Abundance is one thing Overload another Paralyzed …
Loving Yourself out of Self-Doubt
Self-doubt is like a cloud, it obscures our path, our vision, like a smoke-screen that we put there ourselves. Self-doubt is the silent killer of unborn dreams and comes like a thief in the night. I awoke this morning thinking about a dream I had. In the dream a writing mentor told me that I …
Self-love, an inside job
The most important relationship you’ll ever have is with yourself. Let’s face it, the person you see in the mirror is the only person who’ll be with you 24/7, that never leaves you, has been there from the beginning and will be there ‘til the end. So, it’s pretty important to make friends with and …
Breaking Relationship Patterns
Autumn in my garden "Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change" Tony Robbins We were born for relationship and although not all relationships are good for us, we can always learn from them. Our primary relationships, in childhood, form the template for how we see ourselves, …
Family Mottos and ‘Settling’
"When you love yourself enough you won't settle for less than you deserve in a relationship" Karen Lighthouse We’ve probably all got family mottos created in our family of origin - sayings that shaped and guided us when we were little and may still influence us today. These mottos, often hidden, submerged like the bulk …
Re-covery
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are” Anais Nin Recovery is a word we often associate with healing. This can be from a physical, mental or emotional injury, abuse, trauma or, as in the 12 step-programmes, addiction. We also need time to recover from a relationship break up …
Look who’s talking!
Perhaps it was the culture of the 60’s and 70’s in the UK, perhaps it was my family culture, but I grew up with a lot of shaming, blaming and ridicule in my family of origin, school and peers. A common saying in my house was, “Look who’s talking!” or “You’ve got no room to …
Welcome to my very first blog post!
I am both excited and scared to start this new blog writing venture. Excited to be finally doing what I love (writing and sharing what I’ve learnt) and scared because I am ‘putting myself out there’. From a brain chemistry perspective, excitement and fear are the same so it’s understandable to experience both. Often times …
Words from the Lighthouse 