Inspired Insights are my little inspirations to help you live a happy life.
The holiday season is upon us! It’s an exciting time. Lots of colour, time of giving and a time for connection! However, are you also slightly dreading the end of year family gatherings? Do you wonder how you will survive and conserve your patience while trying to connect with certain members of your family? Here are some strategies to ensure your next gathering is full of meaning and positive connections.
Read MoreI saw this cartoon by Darío Castillejos on social media and it really resonated with me. The timing was perfect as I was wrapping up a week which was full of non-stop chatter, coaching and discussions reflective of what this picture depicts, which is this confronting question:
“are your expectations of yourself limiting the potentials of others?
Read MoreThe third step is Communication. Communication ties the first two steps together nicely. It determines the type of connection we form with another person. It represents the moment to moment invitations we give to the other person for a particular level of trusting connection.
Read MoreAlthough many fruitful relationships have lasted a long time and weathered many storms and life experiences, this does not guarantee their quality. Long term relationships especially, require extra effort to maintain trust and to grow the relationship.
There is, however, no long term relationship that will ever last as long as the one you have with yourself.
Read MoreMany would claim the quality of a relationships is based on the level of trust they have with the other person. However, what many have not considered is that the quality of a relationship is how we connect through trust with the other. That is to say, trust isn’t the unbreakable entity that unites two people in a relationship, trust is the mode of connection that is chosen again and again.
Read MoreWhen I sit with my adult clients in a coaching session and we discuss their childhoods and their relationships with their parents, many say the same thing. “I know they loved me…in their own way, but I didn’t feel it all the time”. I always follow up with the question “so how do you know when you are being loved?” and that stumps them every single time. A standard answer is “because I feel good”
Read MoreThe common thread to disharmony is most often due to the misuse of ones’ voice. Our voices are powerful instruments. We can use to communicate authentically. We use it to support and nurture our loved ones. Conversely, when used incorrectly, we can alienate ourselves from our basic goodness. Through it’s misuse, it can dismantle and sabotage every level of relationship we have in our lives.
Read MoreEvery good story, movie or novel has these characters - a victim, a villain and a hero. What a boring story it would be without them!
Once in a while, we all indulge in a bit of this drama as an audience member. However, have you noticed when you actually take on these leading roles in your day to day lives?
Read MoreParental stress impacts children deeply.
Regardless of our environmental circumstances, this is true. And right now, we are ALL stressed to varying degrees. We are ALL panicking at various levels. So, just imagine our children.
Read MorePlay can be an essential way to assist us in maintaining a positive, peaceful and relaxing home environment, during these turbulent and uncertain times.
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