“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” – Robert Tew “The root of suffering is attachment”. These words, accompanied by an image of Buddha in his usual calm repose, emblazoned a T-shirt that I purchased from a rustic new age store in London….
5 Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From Pain
“Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.” – Robert Gary Lee “Ouch! That hurt.” We’ve all uttered those words in our lives. Maybe you said it right after a fall, feeling the pinch of an injection, or if someone said something hurtful. Whatever the cause of your pain, it produced discomfort , and you wanted…
How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Not Feeling Good Enough
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” –Karim Seddiki “What if they don’t approve of my decision?” “What if they won’t love me for who I am?” “What if I mess up and fail?” “What if they get bored and leave me?” Do any of these questions sound familiar to you? At some point…
5 Subtle Ways You’re Giving Away Your Power
Power in the animal kingdom is determined by a creature’s ability to survive on the planet. For almost all living beings, the capacity to survive is determined by several key factors such as strength, adaptability, size, speed and intelligence. Based on Charles Darwin’s evolutionary principle, “survival of the fittest”, “fittest” relates to the best physical…
How to Overcome the Fear of Rejection
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield Rejection – the very thought of it will send many of us running for the hills. Yet no matter how hard you try to escape it, it will catch up with you because it’s a fundamental part of the human experience. This…
The Importance of Self-Honesty
“I’d rather be damned by my honesty, than caged by my lies.” – Omega Maverick We’re all aware of the importance of being honest in our dealings with others. This is an ethical principle that we’ve all been raised with and constantly encouraged to practice – and rightly so. But not many of us have…
6 Signs That You Love and Accept Yourself
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are!” – Elizabeth Gilbert The concept of self-love and acceptance has become such a ubiquitous topic in the world of self-development that it’s almost cliché to those who come across it. Most people would say, “Yes, yes… I know that I should love and accept myself”, much in the…
How to Avoid Saying and Doing Things You Will Regret
“Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.” – Jean Houston Effective communication doesn’t necessarily require us to be eloquent orators and/or skillful writers. What matters is the clarity of our words and our ability to convey ourselves in a positive and impactful way. But like many things worth doing in life, becoming a good communicator…
Why it’s Okay if People Don’t Get You
“Sometimes people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” –Gaynor Parke Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of watching the live-action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. I’ve always looked up to the main character, Belle, because of the values she represents. In case you aren’t…
Why Creativity Requires Courage
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm Go back to those times in your nursery school days when you were given blank sheets of paper and a case full of colorful crayons. If you were anything like me, you excitedly grabbed each crayon and scribbled and doodled to your heart’s…
