Some thought provoking words from Eckhart Tolle got me thinking how world peace and well-being can feel really out of our grasp right now and it sometimes feels like we have nothing in common with one another. “Many people who are going through the early stages of the awakening process are no longer certain what their outer purpose is. What drives the world no longer drives them. Seeing the madness of our civilization so clearly, they feel somewhat alienated from the culture

Trusting my feelings…   Feelings are a powerful thing.  For me, along with empathy, they help guide me through life, getting a glimpse of understanding of what the other person might be feeling and more often than not, definitely what I am feeling.   When I am truly in relation with another, I believe that what we both may be experiencing unconsciously, seems to create something with a life of its own between us.  We have created something unique, sometimes positive and somet

We are all works in progress…   One day with Eric, I thought of my father and suddenly realised that my father didn’t set out to provide the negative experience which shaped me.  That he in turn was damaged by the loss of his father at a young age and then suffering quietly from his experience in the second world war. Perhaps I was beginning to see him as a whole person who was doing his very best for me. And in that I am lucky and blessed.   This insight made me realise that

In the company of strangers   I remember working with somebody, when out of the blue he related that he was wondering how he could just...

Inner Voices and duality of life experience Once I related how I had a feeling that an acquaintance was ‘using’ me which led to a...

Awakening In one of my most profound meetings with Eric, we just sat in silence and after 25 minutes something important emerged for me. ...

When someone you love is in psychological distress   Often when we meet others, who are in psychological pain or distress, it can feel...

The perfect Picture and my shadow   Imagine.  In each and every one of us there is a perfect picture of ourselves.  A picture so sublime,...

On being a tuning fork…   I remember sharing with Eric that I was feeling anxious (and angry) that there was a lot of injustice and...

In relation to each other Eric once commented that I was ‘a resolute pessimist’.  He’s correct of course.  I learned to think the worst...

When I am feeling inadequate I have never been good with endings.  I talked to Eric about unplanned endings in my relationships, and even...

Blasted by feedback…   Eric once said, I needed to be ‘blasted’ by positive feedback and to trust myself more. I pondered and reflected...

Finding the real me   Being with Eric, a conclusion had slowly crept up on me.  That my life was not a destination but a journey in which...

This is the first of a series of personal development blogs, outlining my reflections on the learning and insight that I was honoured to...