Mental and Emotional Warrant-of-Fitness #4 I’m writing from a bit more of a personal perspective this week as I’m trying to practice what I preach by listening to myself. Balancing the desire of my heart to be there for others with the reality of what I can manage without the wheels falling off is a …
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Your Mental and Emotional Warrant-of-Fitness. #1. Boundaries
(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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Another poem about love
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 …
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 …
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 …
Words from the Lighthouse 