The development industry is BOOMING. The field I work in, organisational psychology centres largely on development – coaching individuals, developing teams and enhancing organisations. How many of us have been on a leadership development program or attended a training workshop through our company? Development in the corporate world is kind of a given. We expect to […]
September 14th, 2020
A friend once commented to me that indigenous people may spend about one third of their waking activity in some form of ceremony or celebration. The ceremony may be song or dance, passing on of lore, rituals, feasts and so on. My friend’s comment stuck a cord with me and brought to mind how important […]
September 14th, 2020
One of the biggest barriers we hear from couples to investing in their relationship is “I don’t have time. We just don’t have the time.” There’s always something more pressing that is taking the focus of attention, and don’t get me wrong these other things are often very valid too – work commitments, children, family […]
September 14th, 2020
What we label as “love” often arises from a deep instinctual place, we talk about how it can trigger many feelings – energy, excitement fear, interest, surprise, curiosity and even sadness just to name a few. “Love” starts with the self and extends to the other. It is an action… Our interpretation of “Love”, what it […]
September 14th, 2020
As we start another new year, it’s often a time we sit down and write our individual goals, our business goals, our team goals etc How many of us sit down with our life partner to contemplate together our wildest dreams!? To do so often involves thinking about and confronting questions like “Who am I?” “Who is […]
September 14th, 2020
Life is busy, but we have to make time for what we value. When I ask people who come into my office what they value most, quite often the answers are things like, ‘my relationship’, or ‘my family’. Yet despite these answers it may be that the relationship gets the least attention. Learning to make […]
September 14th, 2020
WE REFER TO A RELATIONSHIP AS HAVING THREE ENTITIES.THE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND THE THIRD ENTITY WE LIKEN TO THE TREE OF LIFE. When we meet that significant person and we become attracted to each other, it is like we unconsciously or consciously agree to plant a seed or small tree with the intention to grow […]
September 14th, 2020
FORMING A RELATIONSHIP IS OFTEN JUST THE BEGINNING OF A MORE CONSCIOUS INNER PATH THAT NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER WITH THE OUTER PATH OF LIFE. Initially we become awakened by our feelings when we meet another person that we become attracted to. These initial feelings are often responding to the strength and values of the […]
September 14th, 2020
It’s true, any new relationship is filled with excitement and possibility as couples get to know each other on an emotional and physical level. This is commonly known as the honeymoon period. It’s a time that’s all consuming when love is first kindled. It’s when a relationship settles into a rhythm and the reality of […]
September 14th, 2020