(A Warrant-of-Fitness is New Zealand’s version of car roadworthy inspection like the M.O.T in UK) I’ve had a lot of therapy in my adult life. Recently I've come to a place where I feel I'm "good enough". So I asked my therapist, “If I were to come to you and ask for a mental and …
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Stop waiting for a man to complete you To make your dreams come true Your happiness is in your own hands Now, what would you like to do? A poet, a singer An acrobat? All things are possible Just know that You were born to thrive Not merely survive And there’s no-one quite like you …
Tane Mahuta, ancient kauri, estimated 2000 years old! I'm away in the North Island of New Zealand for a winter holiday and relishing the abundance of nature. It's these times poems pour out of me, and below is an example. I dare say more 'serious stuff' will emerge when I return home and am back …
Koru, New Zealand silver fern unfurling. It symbolises new life and growth. If love is eternal Where did it go When you left the marriage And set up with someone else? If love is eternal Where does it go When the receiver Is no longer there to receive it? If love is eternal Does it …
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? (c) Karen Lighthouse 2022 Namaste. Thanks for reading and take care until …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
"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 …
Words from the Lighthouse 