Cynthia's blog

When I hear statements like "just do everything in life in balance" it can sometimes be a clue that the person dishing out the advice, might just be a perfectionist setting an unachievable benchmark for you and me to try to live up to.  Some people are great at talking the talk, but not so impressive when it comes to walkin' the walk.  

Are we really all striving to do everything in life in balance all the time? That's a big ask! Read more »

I was sitting in the Qantas Club at the airport in Bris Vegas this morning answering some emails when he walked in.  He had with him a very handsome younger man whom I guessed was his son.  I had not spoken to this man for almost 30 years.  The last time I did, I have no real recollection of what I said to him.  I was 19 years of age, and off my face. Read more »

More grief homework ... Hmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Grief is the toughest, for me, of all the emotional homework Mother Nature and Father Time assigns.  It is in my view harder than jealousy, disappointment and resentment homework all rolled into one! Read more »

What a privilige I experienced last night at the launch of the very first Emotional Fitness Master Class in down town Bris Vegas. 

For those of you that were there with me, thank you so much for choosing to share the next stage of the Emotional Fitness journey into the wonderful world of  heart work.  I am so looking forward to the next fifteen weeks and to treking the wonders of the human heart with you. Read more »

Recovery circles have been using the HALT reminder for decades. 

If you identify with being a high stimulus personality yourself, like me, or have a relationship with someone who always seems to be looking for more, you might find this blog of interest. Read more »

We hear a lot about inferiority complexes, you know, when one person feels less than another, and pedestals the other party, but what about the superiority complex? We all know, and if we can be absolutely honest with each other, we at times have all been, one of those people who character assassinate others in order to blow wind up our own arse and feel better or more superior than other mere mortals. 

The most beautiful relationships we experience in life are the ones where we feel safe enough to be vulnerable, to trust that it is safe to let our guard down and relax into being who we really are, farts and all. 

You know those toys toddlers play with that includes a rubber hammer and three pop up characters?  As the child hits one of the characters on the head, another pops up in its place, but the three characters don't all show up at the same time?

We hear a lot about the value of seeking out in our lives stimulating 'food for thought'.   We are advised to keep ourselves intellectually nourished and our minds sharp.  In my view, there is an extraordinary amount of intellectual information available in this day and age that challenges the way we think, what we think and how we think. 

But what about 'food for feeling'? Read more »