In 2011, I made the biggest decision of my life. I had a real “f*ck it” moment. Enough was finally enough. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. Call it the mother of all endings. Overnight, I walked away from my 15-year career as a Lawyer and all the security that came […]
Find Your Roar – Nice Girls Don´t Get Angry
These five little words uttered to generation after generation of women by their parents, partners, other women, and society, have repressed women the world over, causing women to lose their natural and essential gift of assertiveness. For me, anger itself is not a negative but very natural emotion which occurs when an individual’s boundaries are […]
Trusting Your Intuition – If It Feels Off. It´s Off!
Always, always trust your first gut instinct. If you genuinely feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is. I’m hard-wired to read the energy of the people, situations, and the places around me. My intuition antennae, my inner GPS, is firmly switched on. My abilities developed during childhood so using […]
Are You Standing In The Way Of The Light?
A piece of advice I repeat to myself often and loud is “Get Out Of Your Own Way, Sam”, with a roll of my eyes and tut on my lips. It sounds a little strange – how can I be in my way? But I do get in my way, less often than I used […]
She Took Her Life Back – Stopping The Blame Game
You are responsible for your life. You can’t keep blaming someone else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. ~ Oprah Winfrey It’s fair to say that we are all survivors of life. We have all been hurt, let down and emotionally wounded in our time. It’s as much a part of living […]
Soul Death – If You´re Not Feeling. You´re Not Living
My earlier post “Apathy: Are Your Suffering From Soul Death?” was inspired by a summer walk through the Spanish countryside. I feel alive when I´m out with my pups, Sally and Willy, under the deep, blue sky; the mountains behind me and ocean by my side. Summer breeze, my friends. Indeed, the best things in life […]
Apathy – Are You Suffering From Soul Death?
“If you’re not feeling, you’re not living” There’s a disease on the rise. It´s sweeping the world far and wide. This disease can’t be cured by pills and potions. Medicines or drugs. Indeed, the effects are devastating. This disease is called apathy. A loss of connection to your inner self and emotions. Detachment from your […]