“The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz – the 3rd agreement. According to don Miguel Ruiz “assumptions are nothing more than lies that we are telling ourselves”. Every time you make assumption you create a drama in your head, a … Continued
“The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz – the 2nd agreement. This is really a very difficult rule to accept. Everything in life affects us directly, doesn’t it? Or at least we think so. Even the rain rains sometimes just … Continued
One of my favourite books, “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz suggests four basic rules that should guide your life and set you free to be who you really are. The rules are: BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD DON’T … Continued
In our society anger is quite often labeled as a “bad emotion”, something that has to be managed, controlled, expressed at the best, and then eliminated all together from our lives. The social media are full of quotes about anger: … Continued
There is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about judging a person as a whole and judging a person’s behaviour. I am finding myself explaining the difference over and over again to my clients and getting an: “Oh, I see, … Continued
I was born and raised in Europe. Spent almost four decades there. When I came to Canada some things really surprised me, some shocked, some – I fell in love with. One of the fundamental differences between Europe and Canada … Continued
#1 There is no such thing as a “perfect relationship”. There are ups and downs in every single one. What makes them “perfect” is the way you handle the downs and move on. #2 Any relationship needs a good maintenance. … Continued
Grief is messy. It doesn’t follow any specific rules, maps, stages… It doesn’t end with the end of the first year. Sometimes much faster, sometimes it doesn’t end at all. It changes its character rather… It often takes you by … Continued
One of my clients told me recently that she didn’t tell her family about going to a therapist. She didn’t want them to know that “she was weak and couldn’t take care of her own problems”. She felt embarrassed, … Continued
I have learned very early in life that the correct answer to the question “how are you doing” was “busy”. If I said otherwise I might have been assigned a task to keep me occupied and useful. Being busy has … Continued