One of the most difficult things to do is to look at ourselves objectively.  Emotions, past experience, and individual perspective colour and distort how we see ourselves, how we view others, and how we perceive any given situation.

The dynamics of our intimate relationships can reveal so much about our internal belief systems.  Relationships help us discover how we really feel about ourselves.  

We fall in love with someone because unconsciously we see ourselves within this person—everything we love about this person is what we love within ourself.  When we fall out of love, it is for the same reason—we unconsciously see what we don’t love about ourself and reject that.

When you experience ......

Many years ago I was inspired to create a “Succulent Wild Women” group.  The premise was based on the writings of artist Susan Sark.  The goal was to gather creative women together once a month to share an outrageous evening of celebrating our most creative and individual selves.  

In our daily lives of being nurturers, caretakers, friends and lovers, we keep so little for ourselves.  This evening became an opportunity to be divinely selfish for one night.  With this kind of freedom we could access our core essence, our most creative and unique selves and draw inspiration from ......