How Do You Stop Caring About What People Think of You?
Are you an over-thinker? Many of us are! Probably even more so for introverted and sensitive types. We have the thoughts…and then we experience the…
Tag: Belonging
2023 | Wired For Safety
We are wired for safety. It’s how we survive as a social species. This need for belonging sits deep within. But what does it mean…
How Cold Bucket Criticism Extinguishes Joy and Creativity
In her book, You Don’t Owe Anyone; Caroline Garnet-McGraw tells the story of a “Cold Bucket Experience” when she had just finished her first dance…
2022 | The Courage To Stand Alone
“Let’s hear it for the weird people: poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours, for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.” –…
True Belonging, Impostor Syndrome, and The Joy of Not Fitting In
True belonging starts within. Rather than something someone else will give us, belonging can only emerge when we first accept ourselves at the level of…
2021 | Creating a Home Inside Ourselves
October is the month of ‘Belonging’ in The Haven, and we’re kicking off with a three-way conversation between Andy, Lindsay-Celeste, and Kendra on this theme.…
You Are Therefore You Belong – What Is Unconditional Belonging?
October is the month of ‘Belonging‘ in The Haven. This was a conversation I had with Lindsay-Celeste, and Kendra in 2021 about where we find…
You Have No Calling and You Won’t Find Your Purpose…You May Stop Trying!
We often hear phrases like, ‘fulfil your destiny’, ‘do what you were put here for’, and ‘this is what you were born to do’. For…
What Is Your Model of the World?
Part of my daily rhythm in the heart of lock-down was to take a mid-afternoon nap whenever possible. In order to block out noise and…