I would say I went through my first heart awakening (or perhaps manic/hypo-manic episode - still not sure) when I was fifteen years old. One day, I woke up and my heart was as wide open as the sky. I felt connected to everything around me. I was seeing life through the eyes of love [...]
A classic tale of spiritual bypassing, and a very long one at that. I've always been a very spiritual person. From a very young age I was interested in spiritual concepts. I was also an idealist, and quite naive at that, which has led me to make some very poor choices based on nothing but [...]
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as child but when I grew up, I put away childish things - 1 Corinthians 13: 11 On a recent trip to Italy, my head was spinning. It seems as though once you step out of the rat race your mind begins to analyse [...]
I wrote an article in the past about breaking up with meditation. You can read more about it here but basically I was, to use the South African term, gatvol of trying my best to meditate for practically my whole life and still not being able to get ten minutes of presence clocked down. Luckily, [...]
Now that I've got your attention...I don't usually talk about politics online or on my blog because my opinions tend to change a lot and sometimes it doesn't look like these type of conversations go anywhere except for people screaming at each other online. That being said, rather than judgement, shame or rational arguments; acts [...]
A prevalent aspect of Christian and New Age thinking is that we must only consume or attach ourselves to that which nourishes us - this practice and concept extends to every area of life such as which people you associate yourself with, the food you eat, your personal belief systems which can either be empowering [...]
*WARNING (PLEASE READ THIS FIRST): This article dives into topics relative to my own personal experience with depression, anxiety and using them as a source of comfort. I do not want to invalidate anyone's experience with mental illness or put forward the notion that everyone uses their problems with mental health in this manner. If [...]
Many of us are no strangers to the benefits that come with practicing gratitude. It helps us to see the good in our lives instead of focusing on the bad but of course, a million dollars isn't going to fall into your lap as soon as you shout, "Thank you for this lovely day!" Sorrrry [...]
I am not under any illusion that simply thinking positively and visualizing an abundant, joy-filled future are the only ingredients towards success. Work is needed. Inspired action is even better although not always practical. Furthermore, spiritual bypassing, I think many of us can agree, is a recipe for escapism, dogmatism and utter disaster in our [...]
So maybe I'm a bit late to the party, but I've recently become obsessed with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope and its negative affect on the way men perceive women and women perceive themselves. The more I learnt about it the more angry I became but as this anger slowly faded away; the realisation [...]
