We live in a world of contrast and clashing realities right now.We are also efficiently pushed in an on-going battle of opinions and belligerent perspectives that spin out of control in too many places. Hateful narratives and aggressive behaviors (fueled by media and by those who quietly really benefit from the chaos) leave little room […]
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Recently, after brief conversations on social media where I defended what could be called liberal points of view, a couple of people chose to unfriend me or even block me. It made me pause and want to reaffirm my preference for togetherness over differences.These are highly emotional times where things tend to become more and
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How could I be happy when the world is in shambles? Is it selfish and heartless to dare being happy, to flaunt my joy to be alive when there is so much misery in this world? What about children dying of hunger, and war, and climate change? The first thing is that my being unhappy,
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Though we may talk about Self-Care and (reluctantly) about Self-Love, we seldom really approach Self-Acceptance.Self-Acceptance? Hhhmmm…. Sounds very self-centered, and reeks of indulgence, somewhat. How could this allow me to ever outgrow my shortcomings, perform at my best, be an inspiration, be successful?I would have to accept the whole of me? I would have to
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Choosing happiness is a deliberate attitude toward Life that not only permits you to thrive, it also shines light onto the world. Nothing selfish about it. Happiness, contentment, joy, and gratitude, are not “happening” to us. They are feelings that we can generate from the inside out, by focusing on what is already good and
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Becoming an expert at not knowing. What if my main tool, my main shtick, my main attitude from now on, was curiosity?
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Forgiveness is a struggle for most of usForgiveness is the inner work triggering in us the most resistance though it is the most powerful healing tool we have at our fingertips at any time.So why do we resist so much the emotional release, the liberation that true forgiveness can bring us? Because there is a
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There is a lot of preconceived notions about artists; a major one is: Artists are not business people. Most of the time with the exception of a few, artists are not interested in the business part of their craft and that is widely and deeply supported by the popular notion above. Self verifying concept… We
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Years ago, I used to feel slightly irked when people told me what a “gift” I had. When told about my gift it felt like thousands of hours of work, spent honing my skills, were being dismissed, replaced in people’s mind by a magic and effortless delivery of which I was the lucky beneficiary. But
What do Feng Sui and creative flow have in common will you ask ? They are both about energy flow. (As is everything anyway). I have been an independent artist for many years. My quality of life literally depends on my creative flow. So it’s something I watch, nurture and surrender to, on a daily
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