There are days when our minds feel scattered, restless, and beyond our control. Perhaps things didn’t go as planned, or someone’s sharp words or actions hurt. In these moments, we question ourselves, “Why did this happen?” Our thoughts spiral into pain, frustration, irritation, and even anger. But what if there was a way to rise above this […]
Sense-Making, Decision-Making, Action-Taking
We might not realise it, but we’re constantly trying to make sense of things; from events and experiences to emerging patterns and the endless stream of information. Our sense-making informs our decision-making and action-taking process. So, if you want to successfully navigate change and uncertainty, live the life you want and thrive, it makes sense […]
Getting Over the Past
Are you letting the past define or discourage you?
Change and Uncertainty with Sister Jayanti
Change and uncertainty can be a struggle and difficult to manage at the best of times.
Self-Empowerment Explored: Part 2
What do we need to watch out for on the journey to self-empowerment? We dis-empower ourselves when we under-value ourselves. We think we can’t change, blame, criticise, focus almost exclusively on others’ and our own faults and aren’t in touch with our own inner treasures. What about time? When we say we are too […]
Making Changes Easier
Sometimes we look for change, welcoming it into our lives and at other times we don’t want things to change. However, to resist change is like trying to hold back a river. We can dam it for a while, but not forever and in the meantime we have exhausted ourselves trying to hold it back. […]
Do You Adjust?
Change requires adjustment. Adjustment of ideas, approaches and sometimes even of heart, but not of hope, values or necessarily vision. Change makes us re-look at what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and where we really want to be. It is life’s way of asking us, ‘Are you sure? Are you really sure of what […]
Change and Uncertainty
Do you like change and its’ uncertainty? Sometimes we look forward to change and its possibilities and at other times we don’t. Sometimes we want to change things, and at others times we want to keep everything exactly as it is and we resist change. What makes the difference? Our attitude towards a particular change […]
Are You a Pessimist Or an Optimist?
Okay, so imagine half a glass of water, in front of you. Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? Do you view things from an optimistic or a pessimistic viewpoint? Which are you? A mixture of both or are you leaning more towards one side? Here’s the third choice (it’s the […]
Personal Growth – Staying Power
How do you talk to yourself? Do you ever criticise yourself? Do you complain to yourself about yourself? I am overweight, unfit, not tall enough… or about your finances or your personality? Thoughts like this are primarily arising from our ‘ego’ and they affect our personal growth Thoughts that are judgmental, critical and unhappy are […]
The How of Forgiveness
Amongst the turmoil on the surface, the anger and the fear, there is a little voice from deep inside that believes in wellness and change for the better. What about joy, happiness and enthusiasm? Forgiveness is not about rationalising or intellectualising, it is about a change in our feelings. It is about ‘me,’ the other […]
Change your Future
There are these 3 main beliefs: 1) ‘I am a victim’ – of circumstances/ people/ weather/ etc. The emotions that come with this belief are anger, fear and sadness. 2) I can control the behaviour of others/ others should do as I want/ the world should dance to my tune. The emotions are: anger, fear […]