Recently, due to a desire to increase my bank account, I took on employment as a part-time cashier. It is the kind of job I needed: one that could be left behind at the worksite while still giving me time to write and continue seeing my BodyMind clients. I didn’t expect or want much else: […]
Tag Archives: choice
Are You In Charge?
The notion of choice is something I’ve been wrestling with for over 20 years, especially after reading several books on the matter and also taking a number of ‘personal growth’ courses. The legal battle that we are still engaged in with the District of Lantzville has presented yet more challenges as to whether or not […]
Guess What? Shame Is A Choice!
One of the things I say to my students is: “You have a choice about whether you go to a place of shame”. On hearing this, their thoughts become almost audible: “what do you mean, a choice? There’s another option?” This can be confusing, so people tend to resist the idea. It’s scary in there! […]
Choice
As a teacher of interdependence (and codependence) I believe that while interdependence is based on respect, mutuality and self leadership, it is fundamentally about choice. In interdependence, I choose to involve myself in life and I choose to manifest my creativity rather than following the dictates of default living. Said another way, it is about […]
Know Thyself!
As a teenager, I never dared to ask myself the question, “Who am I?” I had been taught what to think and what to do. “Find themselves,” my mother would say, shaking her head. “They have too much time to think.” Then she would carry on with her overwhelming household duties. My older brother defied […]