Portia Nelson’s Autobiography in five short chapters. (can you relate?)

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson I :: I walk down the street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk; I fall in.  I am lost…I am helpless.  It isn’t my fault.  It takes me forever to find a way out. II :: I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I pretend I don’t see it.  I fall in again.  I can’t belive I am in the same place, but…
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this autumn was all about reconnecting + rebooting

While my summer was all about survival, my autumn has been all about reconnecting…with myself, with my children, with my friends, with my desires + with my purpose.  Then it was time to reboot.  Here’s how it happened…   selfish for 27 days – round two: It’s a wrap!  The Selfish Temple is now home to several women from all around the world who are actively putting their health + happiness first.  It was such a delight being inspired by…
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the health reason I chose to explore yoga (part two)

You can read PART ONE here: the woo woo reason I chose to explore yoga Before I went to Vipassana I had some blood tests done.  My mum was immersing herself into the Blood Type Diet, especially Dr D’Adamo’s Personalised Swami Xpress and in order to generate my own health plan, we first needed some blood work done. My results came back with one very alarming insight: I had an overactive thyroid (also known as hyperthyroidism). While the doctors had…
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