Are you minding your mind or is your mobile messing with it? If you have to check your mobile every few minutes, even if no-one is ringing you, then you have a problem, and that is that probably Facebook or some other social media is running your life. I know that because a while back […]
There’s a saying in Energy Psychology* that “All addictions are addictions to tranquillizers.” Think about it. Some addictions may seem to be relatively harmless, and others can be quite pathological, but they are all addictions to substances or practices which have a tranquillizing effect on the body or mind.
In the spirit of giving I’m offering two lucky people the chance to experience a free half hour session of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) by telephone. Thirty minutes should be enough to shift a medium problem for you with minimum/no distress. Interested? If you are unfamiliar with EFT, go to https:/www.eftcoachonline.com and EFT is a […]
I had a birthday party recently and invited a Flamenco/Rock Band along for the festivities. We had a ball, with dancing on the deck, and just enough noise to add to the enjoyment. The Band is Malcura. Check them out on YouTube. They’re Melbourne based, great guys, great music and reasonably priced. Get them for […]
Have you ever asked yourself “Who am I”, and started to wonder about yourself? The ability to do this, and to reflect about your life, your habits and personality, and to make any self-improvement would be impossible without a level of self-awareness. To be unaware would involve some unconsciousness, and an inability to understand our […]
No! ‘Course we’re not! Most of us like to believe that we are rational creatures, that is, until the emotions take over. Then we can be highly irrational or even justify our irrational behaviour and attitude. Well, what is irrationality? Put in a nutshell, it is when we have a distorted view of reality. This […]
If you are anything like me you’ve probably squashed a few dozen spiders in your life. Or vacuumed them up. Or sprayed them with something horrible until they died. Spiders mostly come off second best when they encounter a human at close range. I like reading scientific stuff and my eye was drawn to an […]
When we are angry, sad, frustrated, or irritated we can also be unapproachable and unlovable. It’s a paradox then, that at these very times we need love. Nor are we pleasant company when we are depressed or sad. But that’s just the time when we need TLC the most. If you get this, then remove […]
IS YOUR MIND IN A TRAP? PART 2. How to develop more helpful beliefs. Write a list of some of the things you believe about yourself. They can be positive or negative. Usually people write a long list of negative things about themselves and overlook their positive qualities. Are you a winner or a loser? […]
IS YOUR MIND IN A TRAP? Part 1. Do you consider yourself a “free-thinker, a person who holds your own opinions and a person who can change your opinions and mind whenever you want? Do you consider that you have formed your own values, beliefs, and attitudes after careful thought? If you do you must […]