Category: Self-Help
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MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment
MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment Light builds resilience. Light builds energy. Light builds hope. But what is a “Light Quotient” and why do we need to increase it? Sasha from The Pagan Homemaker describes a light quotient as simple ways to make you feel lighter, which increases resilience,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … in 2026 with visual journaling
MAKING MY PEACE … in 2026 with visual journaling This year, 2026, I have begun visual journaling using a combination of a loosely-based phenology wheel with watercolour paintings and notes. A phenology wheel is traditionally used to track natural events and cycles, such as flower plantings, bird migrations, weather patterns, daily temperatures, hours of sunlight,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2026
MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2026 A Meditation for 2026 Today I sat in meditation, slowing my breath, imagining what 2026 will mean for me.
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MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now
MAKING MY PEACE … with serenity now If you’re a Seinfeld fan, you’ll remember the classic Season 9 “The Serenity Now” episode which aired on 9 October 1997. George Costanza’s father, Frank was trying a relaxation technique prescribed by a self-help cassette tape. Every time he felt stressed, the instruction was that he must shout the calming…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional
MAKING MY PEACE … with being a little delusional When beginning something, whether it’s a new job, a creative project, a relationship, or starting a business, people often take steps forward without full knowledge of what lies ahead. Oddly enough, that’s sometimes a good thing. If humans were perfectly rational, they might never start anything…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded
MAKING MY PEACE … with what it means to be grounded I often write about “feeling grounded” and “gaining ground” – but what do I really mean? And why is being grounded one of the most important inner skills we can learn?
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MAKING MY PEACE … with art for healing
MAKING MY PEACE … with art for healing … finding calm in colour … At its heart, the Hinarera Lambert’s book Art Therapy Workbook for Adults is an experience: a guided practice for grounding, emotional awareness, reconnecting with your inner child, releasing what has been held too long, and imagining the life you want to step into. It…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with mythical creatures for healing
MAKING MY PEACE … with mythical creatures for healing … imagination is the mind’s immune system … Long before psychology and therapy for healing, we had storytelling and imagination. Every culture has their own mythical creatures in legend, myth, and folklore. Through myth, filled with gods, ghosts, monsters, heroes, dragons, werewolves, selkies, jinns, firebirds, and shapeshifters,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the interpretation of dreams
MAKING MY PEACE … with the interpretation of dreams … poets have long recognized the significance of daydreams … Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud wrote The Interpretation of Dreams in 1899 exploring the realms of both dreams and daydreams. I have just read Angelo Zammit’s re-translated edition which brings renewed accessibility to Freud’s psychoanalysis, particularly the idea that…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility
MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility … all I am saying is give peace a chance … and it can be mapped … Do you remember bean bags? I think it started with a purple bean bag in the corner of my bedroom. From a large family and noisy activity in the home, it was my…