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The Promises You Make To Yourself

During our lifetime, we make a lot of promises, to others, but also to ourselves. What happens with those promises you keep, and with the ones you don’t keep? What’s the impact of breaking your own promises to yourself?

One Year After: 8 Take-Aways from Covid-19

It’s been a year since the start of the lockdown here. A strange year, for sure, but also an interesting one in many ways. Here are 8 lessons I take away from a year of Corona. Which ones resonate with you?

“He/She’s Perfect For Me… But I Just Don’t Feel That Spark”

Sometimes we meet a potential partner who ticks all the boxes, and yet we feel there’s that ‘something’ missing. You know, the ‘something’ of which we all know exactly what it is. But do we really?

The Choice: Who Do I Want to Be in This Moment?

When you’re confronted with a difficult moment, it calls on you to show who you really want to be. You show this, through your response. Not the one your emotions force you to make, but the deliberate one you decide on for yourself.

Why We Don’t Negate Feelings

‘Oh no, that doesn’t hurt’ the dentist’s assistant told my son. But he wasn’t having any of it! I’d give her an A for intention, and an F for technique. Here’s what to do instead.

How Do You Shape Your Self?

How are we formed as persons throughout our lives? Do we shape ourselves out of nothing or leave bits behind to reveal our true selves?

I Acted Like a Jerk… Now What?

I’ve acted like a jerk in the past, and perhaps you have too. It’s an uncomfortable realisation, and we’d rather run as far away from ourselves as we could. But there’s another strategy that might not be easier, but that works better. I tried it out.

Talking to The Different Parts of Our Selves

We carry different parts of ourselves with us wherever we go. These roles play out in different situations, sometimes being helpful, sometimes not so much. But did you know we can talk to them as well?

Lent and Religious Fasting – Why Would You Do This To Yourself?

Fasting for health reasons is hot. I could probably find 10 people within my circle of friends who’ve tried it. But fasting for religious reasons, such as Lent, seems to have gone out of style. Why bother with it at all? And can we learn anything from the Ramadan?

Healthy Relationship Practices: Gifts of Love That Cost (Next to) Nothing

Valentine’s Day is a big, commercial event these days. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are 15 ways in which to surprise loved ones with a gift that matches their love language. And all of these cost next to nothing.