If I may share a story of a recent personal experience where I was the purveyor of opinion and judgement, hurt a friend and damaged a relationship in the process. My friend and I are of very differing political opinions and yet for the time we have known each other, we would listen to each other and not agree,...
It’s interesting how life works in it’s coincidence, in its spirit and shared energy and in how paths cross at a moment in time to somehow enable clarity and engagement in your life. This is a short story about my personal challenge and of two wonderful artists, Mark Scerri and Dana McKeon.
Over a year back, I decided to...
In the 3 minute YouTube video at the end of this text, Brene Brown describes simply and visually what is the difference between Empathy and Sympathy. My take is that Empathy is about being with another person or persons in a way where you engage to their feelings, where you are authentic in that engagement and above all where...
Loss is one of the most impactful emotions in our lives. It’s effect on our demeanour and wellbeing can be overwhelming, the damage it can do to relationships incomprehensible and the destruction it can create in our lives irreparable if we don’t recognise it and deal with it in a meaningful way! If you would like to skip beyond...
Tonight I was just finishing up some prep work for a client when the terrible news was posted online that a 15 year old Irish girl had been found dead in a deep ravine in the jungle nearby Kuala Lumpur. Nora Quorin went missing 9 days ago from a resort hut which was a part of a trip of...