It’s been recognised in stuttering circles that ‘many a stutter starts in the mother’s ear’ and that was no doubt true for me but not completely. Now, let me be clear, I no longer blame my mother for my stutter, she was ‘doing the best she could at the time’ but the point is relevant...Continue reading
Author: Shaun
Broken Bones and Broken Emotions
If a child breaks a bone they are usually rushed to the doctor where the fractured bone is x-rayed and set so that it can heal correctly. But, if a child breaks an emotion, it is seldom treated correctly. If anything, they may be given harmful instructions or advice; Get over it. Move on. Big...Continue reading
How much do you love yourself?
So many people, myself included, struggle with self-acceptance, let alone loving themselves. But learning to love oneself is really important because it really is the foundation of our love for others. Love your neighbour as yourself. Life also becomes a lot easier when we learn to love ourselves. So Love Yourself! For many of us...Continue reading
The Work of Meditation
I like that Dr Joe Dispenza, and those of us who follow his teaching, call this style of meditation “the work” because that’s what it is, work. It’s hard work breaking our addiction to toxic emotional cocktails, untangling the hard-wired programs of the past and training the body to no longer be the mind. It’s...Continue reading
A Good Day
Meditation changes your biology for the better, whether you feel it or not. Attending a recent livestream event, "Evidence is the Loudest Voice", broadcast from Dr JoeDispenza's week-long meditation workshop I learned, among many other things, that; "changes are happening in the body when we meditate whether we recognise any changes or not". I love...Continue reading
Three Personal goals
How often have you heard the phrase, “The bigger your Why, the easier the How!” WRONG! This affirmation may work for the handful of high-achievers who believe they can achieve anything but its wrong for the 96% of us who don’t have unshakeable faith in our abilities. By setting goals that are too lofty, we...Continue reading
The Lindbergh Relationship Hierarchy.
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” (Tolstoy) Instead of paying lip-service to the learning benefits of failure, I’ve been on a journey of deep introspection after the demise of my thirty-year marriage; a marriage lived, I am sad to admit, far below the EQ Line. Since first...Continue reading
The Human-Animal Behaviour Model
The Human-Animal Behaviour Model This is Episode 008 of my Bucket List project “100 Things I Want to Share Before I Die”. First articulated in this form in May 2018, the model represents my understanding of human nature and motivation. It helps me to make sense of the world; in particular, the dynamics between leaders...
Now is a time for hope, not fear
Has your world been turned upside down during the lockdown? Having been through the 2008 economic crash, I can assure you that there is hope on the other side if you choose hope and not despair. Now is the time to rise to the challenge. Keep in mind that every day of every year throughout...Continue reading
How to navigate the coming recession
How to navigate the coming recession. In a recent article billionaire investor, Ray Dalio, reckoned that we are about to experience a 100-year catastrophe, the combination of; A Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic A massive global recession Been there, done that! Ten years ago I was caught in the teeth of the 2009 Great Recession and, along...Continue reading