Imagine if you stored every putrid smell you’d ever smelled in a room in your house – what would it smell like? Would you want to hang out in there? Would you try and avoid going in there at all costs? This is a bit like what we do with storing old hurts and traumas in our mind. Over time, if we actively choose not to heal old wounds, they become infected and stinky. …
It’s normal for us to want those we love the most to be supportive of our goals. But sometimes, this isn’t our reality. Recently a member of my online course asked me, “what do I do if my partner isn’t on board with my goals?” It totally depends on what the context is around this. We all have our own personal goals, as well as shared goals with our partner and family. But sometimes…
Are you in conflict with your values? Knowing what I now know about my values, it’s easy to see why certain situations in my life were stressful or painful for me. My most important value is integrity, and I’ve felt really tested when I’ve seen a lack of integrity around me, or when I’ve been out of integrity myself. When we’re in conflict with our most important values it can really do our head in – we mull over the…
I was listening to Hay House Radio the other day and people were calling in explaining situations that are currently triggering them – by trigger, I mean anything that happens in your life that kicks off a negative emotion within you. One lady was explaining how much her husband’s laziness triggers her. He doesn’t work, and doesn’t want to work either. She resents being the breadwinner while he sits at home watching TV. Often we are triggered by a trait…