In the past I had only heard this voice as the destroyer of dreams and the one who would add, ‘less’ after hope
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Finding Faith In Failure & Hope in Humanity
ithin this mystery, I’ll get up again and face another day. Within the fight, we mustn’t forget that breakthroughs are birthed within breakdowns, never outside of them.
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“The bravest people are often knitted together with scars.” — Richard Grossi— Practice Self Love by embracing your ‘imperfections’ What is self love? The Japanese have a beautiful practice called Kintsugi which is the practice of putting broken pottery pieces of ceramic back together with gold. The broken piece of
Continue readingGrowth: Your most loyal companion
Growth: Although It is important to acknowledge our wins, it is more useful to acknowledge our times of struggle. Within our struggles we may feel that life has abandoned us. However, should we choose to quieten our racing minds we will realize that life is simply communicating with us in
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Most people, when faced with the thought of ‘change’ react with feelings of self-doubt and anxiety. However, this is more about feeling overwhelmed about the process of change versus a desire to change. Different Meanings It’s a common misperception that the words ‘transformation’ and ‘change’ are synonymous. In my opinion,
Continue readingEmotional Abuse Stole My ID: I stole it back
Suffering emotional abuse in relationships chips away at our identity. Before we know it we are left empty, wondering where we lost ourselves. In my blog post, “Relationships are not easy: is your partner your Savior?” I share my personal experience on how we can lose the ‘ME’ (our own
Continue readingWho is Richard?
On paper, I’m a successful Brand Strategist with a Master’s Degree in Leadership and a host of achievements in corporate life. To the outside world it has always seemed that I had everything, but nobody knew about the war that raged inside me. Breaking a 17-year chronic substance abuse addiction
Continue readingRelationships are not easy: But is your partner your Savior?
Relationships are not easy, but do you have a history of assigning your partners the role of ‘Savior’ in your relationships? If you do, the result will always be self sabotage. Many people find themselves in abusive relationship cycles due to making their partner their ‘Savior’. In these relationships we
Continue readingCourage in moments of emotional pain.
Having the courage to be grateful in all situations. In moments of emotional pain it would seem that gratitude is the last word that would come to mind. Having the courage to be grateful, however, allows us to interpret the phrase differently – it permits us to become a different
Continue readingStruggling to find purpose
At times we may feel we’re struggling to find purpose. I respect this ‘space of nothingness’, having experienced it often. I would like to share a perspective on how I began to honour this space. As humans we share a ‘need to know’. “Where will life take us?” and “What
Continue readingAddiction and Recovery Culture: The harsh reality of Addiction
Addiction is a culture and a hash reality to live out of. The word culture is derived from the Latin ‘Colere’ and translates to: A Culture is a way of life and dictates how we experience life. Therefore we can say, we live in culture and we act out of
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