August 9, 2017 · The foundations of our behaviour begin with our parents/ primary caregivers. We are taught by our parents from a very young age how to behave, how to live, how to treat each
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To mine own self be true
August 7, 2017 · In my path of self-examination, I am drawn to my favourite line in the Shakespeare play Hamlet, when Polonius says to his son Laertes: “to thine own self be true”. The verse
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11 August 2017 I’ve always thought about the rites of passage and the different stages in our lives like a sausage machine. We get fed into the system and come out the other side stuffed,
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The Bearable Lightless of Being..
29 August 2017 Updated 17 April 2018 Detachment is not that you should own nothing but that nothing should own you Imam Ali Since I started blogging I ‘ve been wanting to write about
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THE MATING GAME
August 17, 2017 · I began blogging on Facebook and because I was active my profile got sent around. At the time I had a reasonably good profile picture of myself. I began receiving a flood
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August 6 2017 Following from my personal turn point in moving from a mind-set of selfishness (taking) to one of compassion (giving), I am considering another scenario in marriage – Abuser and victim. Sometimes one
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August 3 2017 at 11:01pm · I constantly evaluate relationships and the connection with the divine. The act of divine giving is one of giving without the expectation of receiving anything in return. No quid
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LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
August 4 2017 at 7:25pm · My husband and I, in typical fashion sparred on the battlefield of marriage especially in the first decade of our union. Being fierce and feisty, I would often lose
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August 3 2017 at 9:51am · Our entire consciousness is centred around what we want. What we need. What other people can do for us. We start out in a state of helplessness as infants,
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THE EMPTINESS
July 30 2017 at 12:33pm · The ego is a part of us that loves power. It is a part that loves to be seen, recognised, praised and adored.” (Yasmin Mogahed: Reclaim your heart). I
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