Are you a giver or a taker?   Preamble   In a conversation with a colleague of mine recently, she was expressing how peeved she was that the people in her close circle just seem to take and take from her and give back very little or nothing in return. They get ‘upset’ if she’s unable to support them at all their events, constantly seeks favours of her, some of them ‘impossible’ as she puts it, and pretty much just expects her to be ‘always’ there when they need her. ... Read More

I just watched “The International” Darn, that was a GREAT movie!     I can’t believe that persons thought it was no good.  A friend of mine bloged on her FB she that was going to watch it and the responses were unbelievably negative.  We ‘almost’ didn’t bother to go see it.   Thank goodness I did!   Isn’t it crazy how much we allow others to influence our perceptions and help shape our experiences and our life! Goodness, I submit to the fact that this... Read More

I think that a big part of our beef with life and what it dishes at times has to do with our expectations and interpretations of our experiences.  Unfortunately, we can't escape the way we think, it's embedded through socialisation, but I think if we allow ourselves some space for 'independent thought' (the gut feeling approach) we can begin the 'unlearning’ process that can amazingly lead to a more fulfilled life experience. 

In our life stories, we are as much victims... Read More