Leanne Halyburton. Email: spiritoflife@hotmail.co.uk
As a current inhabitant of planet Earth, I can assure you that there is plenty to be anxious about… even if we don’t listen to the news or follow it on social media. Right now, apart from all of the usual stuff, I would say that there are three specific sources of notable anxiety in […]
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I am not a man basher and I have no time for women who are (as much as I am not a woman basher and have no time for men who are). However, I have witnessed far too many men attempting to undermine their partner or steal their thunder… and, having been on the receiving […]
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What on earth is motivation? We’re always banging on about it. We need it, we want it, we lack it – and when we do manage to find it, we struggle to maintain it. According to Google, one definition of motivation is: a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way Another […]
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Have you ever been around a person who wields their ‘spirituality’ as if it is a deadly weapon? They project a sublime attitude, whilst all the while wanting to beat you over the head with it because they see themselves as superior… and it’s your job to recognise the fact! I have, many times, been […]
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“I walked in the light – it was beautiful! And there was lovely music playing… I thought that I was dreaming. And I knew that I wasn’t alone. They took me by the hands and I knew that it was important. I was shown into a room where I sat for a while; it was […]
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A young woman recently asked me, very sadly, why it is they say that love conquers all – when it clearly doesn’t? Having been suddenly and unexpectedly dumped by her partner of ten years, in a particularly cold-hearted way, she was left wondering whether he’d actually ever truly loved her… and what love was even […]
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Joan was perfectly happy in her cosy home – until the new neighbours moved in next door. Loud, aggressive, intrusive and abusive, they made life a living hell for the private and reflective single woman. “What have I done to attract this into my life?” she mournfully asked me, believing that she must be responsible. […]
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Compulsive liars are dangerous. They have the ability to convince you that you are the unreasonable one – the crazy one, even. And they get a buzz from making you look bad to others by presenting them with a seriously butchered version of the truth – in which they always star as the victim. The […]
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Several times recently I have been asked about happiness: “will I be happy?”; “is my daughter happy?”; “which career would make me happy?”; “will I be happy in my relationship?”. The thing about happiness is, it’s an inside job; it isn’t entirely dependent upon circumstance (partially dependent, but not wholly and completely – thank goodness). […]
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“I want to know about my future partner… what does he look like, what does he do for a living, what is his personality like, what are his family like, and is he of the the same culture/religion as myself? And when and how will I meet him, and will it be a long-term relationship?” […]
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