Brain food

May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I accept and embrace my flaws and imperfections; the shadow and the light of being fully human.

While many silently suffer inside a suit of shining armour, the truly courageous take off their armour and allow themselves to be vulnerable.

A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.

By taking just a few extra seconds to stay with a positive experience – even the comfort in a single breath – you’ll help turn a passing mental state into lasting neural structure.

Self-compassion – taking care of ourselves just as we’d treat someone we love dearly.

I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass

And now I’m trying to do the little things, to get me through the day. I don’t know who I can tell, or how to talk about the ways, I’m not okay. Is that okay

Go gently. There is only one you in this whole infinity of time and space. You deserve to honour your body, mind and soul as you would a piece of fine art… with respect, wonder

Ask yourself, “Who can I make smile this morning?” This is the art of creating happiness.

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.

The most powerful tech companies in the world are not neutral platforms. They are shaping our thoughts, behaviours and relationships.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to-do’ list.

People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like ‘be realistic’.

To us, health is about so much more than simply not being sick. It’s about getting a balance between physical, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual health. Health and healing are interwoven, which means that one

Nurturing your own development isn’t selfish. It’s actually a great gift to other people.

So I take this word reconciliation and I use it to reconcile people back to Mother Earth, so they can walk this land together and heal one another because she’s the one that gives birth

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.