Love motivates and embellishes the world. It sows the seeds of friendships and family bonds. Love is the passion that instigates us to dream, create and achieve. WHAT IS LOVE FOR YOU? What do you understand by love? Do you feel loved? How do you love others? How much do...
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How Meditation Was Invented by William Bloom
Having taught meditation for decades, I want to reassure people that meditation is a natural human behaviour. All you need is an instinct to be quiet and calm. So why are there all these competing meditation traditions and schools? Here are three short stories that illustrate how meditation might have...
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Do you find it hard to feel or express your emotions? by Fiona Maguire
Do youā¦ Get confused as to what you are feeling Not feel emotions when you think you should? Not feel a deep connect with anyone else? Prefer to be in your head analysing things rather than feeling them? Or maybe you do not feel your emotions? If you have answered...
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A Butterfly in November and Saturn Returns by Wendy Erlick
When a client commissions a reading in Watkins Books, my first question is āWhat brings you here and how would you like to feel when you leave?ā In their answers I notice a common theme: they are caught in the In-Between and seeking insight or reassurance. In the In-Between they...
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Small Openings and Amazing Results by Tony Chrstie
In life, you experience a series of doorways, gateways and openings to love, light and wisdom; that if taken will bring you to a higher state of existence. You are at a gate, a doorway, an opening. Perhaps like me you got here via a circuitous route – the labyrinth...
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The Book You Were Born to Write by Kelly Notaras (Extract)
There are a lot of obvious reasons why Iām happy to devote many hours of labor to writing this book. I want to share what Iāve learned over two decades in books, first and foremost… But thereās another, less obvious reason Iām writing a book about how to write a...
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Lifeshocks- And How to Love Them by Sophie Sabbage
Down the ages it has been a staple of popular wisdom that challenges are sent to help us live better lives and become better human beings. So much so that it has become cheesy, even annoying. When ābadā things happen, well-meaning friends often fish it out of a river of...
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Shame by Dr Joseph Burgo (Extract)
Imagine yourself at a social gathering with people you recently met and whose company you enjoy. Conversation is lively; everybody appears to be having a good time. When another guest makes a comment that reminds you of a funny story you once heard, you take advantage of the natural opening...
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Are you an empath? by Judith Orloff MD (Extract)
Iām so passionate about this topic both professionally and personally because Iāve had to develop specific strategies to manage the challenges of being an empath myself. These allow me to protect my sensitivities so I can maximize their benefitsāand there are so many! I want to share with you how...
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The Future of Spirituality and Religion by William Bloom
I am upbeat about the future of religion and spirituality. But how can I say that in the midst of all the terrible vulgar stuff happening in todayās politics and culture? This optimism is not just wishful thinking. It is based in clearly visible markers that we can all see...
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