“Being in love isn’t really about the hearts and flowers of Valentine’s day; this is a very ‘outside-in’ way of looking at love.” ~Nicole Barton
When we get too attached to this consumerism-driven celebration, not being in a relationship can leave us feeling alone. Feeling that love had disappeared is some of the deepest suffering I’ve experienced – but it also taught me a lot; I saw that if we just look a little deeper, we can see something different.
“I hadn’t known it, but all I had really ever needed was nothing more than someone to hold my hand and deeply listen.” ~ Nicole Barton
About 5 years ago, I was deeply suffering in a life that didn’t feel like it was my own, but felt more as if it were a bad dream. I remember feeling a sense of hopelessness, and much of the time it manifested as anger.
“We have been conditioned to look outside of ourselves for answers for many years instead of looking at the fact that we have all the wisdom already within us.” ~ Nicole Barton
Aren’t New Year’s Resolutions so old school? I have grown up in a society that sees fixing, changing and ‘doing’ as critical to our existence. But what if in the new decade, we could see something different about this that offers us freedom?
“What if we could find freedom from all of our suffering by simply embracing the art of doing nothing?” ~Nicole Barton
I’m here to share exactly how we can do that, offering three ways we can begin to reconnect to our inner wisdom, instead of looking outside of ourselves for even more ‘to do’ in order to feel better.
As World Mental Health Day October 10th approaches, I explain why it’s time we all ditched self help and #DoNothing…
In an age where our society is deeply suffering with uncertainty; with the social illumination of issues like #metoo, increasing suicide rates and mental health challenges such as stress, anxiety and depression at an all-time high – not to mention the prevalence of huge political and environmental unrest, we are constantly living in our heads.
