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The Obstacle is the Path There is an ancient Zen Buddhist saying, “The obstacle is the path.” Wouldn’t be wonderful if we didn’t have any problems? Maybe yes but also no. How will we learn and grow if we don’t face some obstacles? Even crops and...

As we move closer to New Year’s Eve, you may be thinking about what has happened to you in 2015 and making New Year’s Eve Resolutions for next year. You may wonder if you are, indeed going to have a happy New Year and in 2016? New Year’s Eve Resolutions...

There is a thread that binds us all, a deep yearning and longing to belong. A sense of belonging resonates deep inside all of us. In the mainstream world, we can belong with family or  a partner, community and country. However many feel that they have never belonged and harbor...

What inspires you? Inspiration means “Being Spirit.’ Inspiration happens because its inside you. When you become excited and passionate, it stirs curiosity in people to engage with you. It’s contagious.

There is a secret in this world that is rarely spoken of. It is hidden from view, unseen amongst the cracks of time, invisible and forgotten by most. Deliberately obscured, if it shines through a crack, it is quickly concealed by those who sideways glance at it. It is similar to...

‘ If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.’ Steve Maraboli ‘Gratitude is the smile of love.’ A deep heart-felt appreciation will give you a surprising strength and power to transform yourself and help you feel happier and more peaceful. Recent research has shown...

Sherry Marshall, Process Oriented Therapist and Relationships Counsellor was interviewed by the Australian Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on how to beat stress on 14/3/2014. Part of her interview is included in this article here. While stress can either hinder or help us, we...

    Chasing Happiness Breathing under water is like chasing happiness. ‘I know a place where happiness lives. It can’t be hunted nor chased nor pursued or caught. Happiness lives here because it’s not from elsewhere. It simply radiates from everywhere. You simply come here...

 The best therapist in the world can be our dog enthusiastically wagging its tail to greet us as we come home. Sometimes when we are working in therapy or as a therapist, counsellor or psychologist, we  really wish to give our clients everything they think they need and want. In...

Oh sometimes how we yearn for love, dreaming of our beloved who appears to us. Like looking in a mirror and seeing the unknown aspects of ourselves, reflecting back to us. We fall in love, yet it is not called falling for nothing! We fall out of our rational, thinking minds and...