I admire devout kind people, and greatly those whose religion orientates around forgiveness.   If one can forgive another person’s actions or words, then this must be intensely healing and liberating. It might even be the ultimate state of mental wellbeing; since to let go surely makes for a clearer and lighter mind…   Yet, [...]

Those of us who endured tough childhoods may feel particularly challenged when it comes to making decisions. It’s because we had poor, or an absence of any healthy reference points to assist us during our informative years. Our care-givers had other priorities over guiding or nurturing their children. We often reverted to a knee-jerk response, [...]

We all have our preferred ways in which to assimilate new information. I, for instance would never be able to follow written instructions, to assemble flat-packed furniture. Even if I were able-bodied, I know that I still wouldn’t read the instructions! I’d prefer to guess make it: or better still learn how to do it- [...]

Some people get annoyed about childish behaviour in adult-hood, which to me is very sad. Frankly we all have a child-within us, and the younger version of us is both harmless and handy. We’re capable of behaving appropriately and responsibly in our mature years’; yet those of us who can readily tap-into this helpful carefree [...]

I highly value honesty; I was largely dragged-up on lies, and the acidic scars from my childhood: I now wear with pride. It only occurred to me, in recent years, that I should feel proud: self-love strengthens the soul. Yet, whilst my childhood was tainted by deceit; I’ve always been blessed by possessing self-honesty. It [...]