If I were…………………. Writing letters that you are not going to send can be a really healing and connecting experience. They can transmute experiences: "change in form, nature or substance" the dictionary says. I invite you to write a Sacred Letter to yourself asking the question, “If I were truly loving and accepting myself I …
Seeds
My life is like a dandelion head Gone to seed The wind blows Bits if me fly everywhere Landing where they will Some take root Reproduce Others fall away Yield no return Fall on fallow ground Such is life. I do not know Where my seed will blossom And where it will die My job …
Where is Home?
Image from "aBroad purpose" This foreign land I now call home Leaves me wanting For my home-land foreign (c)Karen Lighthouse 2023
What do you want your year to look like?
Happy New Year to you all! My post is more personal today. Although I am often offering insight and sharing some of my learned experiences to hopefully shed light on the paths of others, right now I must admit I’m not bubbling with enthusiastic words of encouragement, wit or knowledge. In fact, I’m feeling quite …
Energy
“You are a guest of nature. Behave.” Freidrich Hundertwasser Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand. December 2022 I am part of nature And nature is part of me The same energy that grows my hair Grows trees The energy that makes birds sing And the oceans roar Is the same life force That I live …
The Sun is always Shining above the Clouds
New Brighton beach, Christchurch, New Zealand These words came to me when I was walking on the beach today, hoping to gain clarity and peace. A family situation has plunged myself and other family members into emotional turmoil. Walking on the beach may not change the situation but it can change my brain chemistry and …
CHRISTMAS……………………..
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly” Not everyone feels jolly. Christmas What does that word evoke for you? For me it’s a confusing time of year. Acutely aware of losses The absence of living parents Crumbling “happy families”. Disconnected from the Christmas’s of my youth Snow Long dark nights Tinsel and lights The chaos …
Look how far you’ve come!
As we career towards the end of another year it can be affirming to step back and reflect on just how far we’ve come, what we’ve endured, overcome and achieved, as well as where to from here. Both personally and professionally, I have ridden the emotional roller-coaster of the pandemic as we all have to …
Nomad
Photo by Mark Basarab on Unsplash NOMAD Don’t fall in love with a nomad He’ll surely break your heart Don’t fall in love with a nomad It’s doomed from the start. Don’t fall in love with a nomad He travels far and wide Wrapped up in his arms You’ll fall for his charms He’s just in it for …
10 + Reasons why you keep getting into Abusive or Toxic Relationships, and NONE of those reasons is, “I’m stupid”
You have unresolved trauma around relationships, probably from your family of origin, when you may have been abused or neglected (neglect IS abuse) or love was conditional and scarce. It was what was modelled to you in your formative years, perhaps you witnessed domestic violence (this too is abuse to a child), therefore a template …
Words from the Lighthouse 