Psychologist - Fresnaye Cape Town
Looking forward to Valentine’s day?
Anxious about it?
Scornful or dismissive of the whole concept?
Welcome to planet earth – Fantasyville for short.
From the moment we hear a fairy tale, of walking off into the sunset to live ‘happily ever after’, the virtual (in your head) world of the fantasies is born.
I say that fantasies make the world go around because I believe that this is one of the greatest causes of emotional pain in the human race. [Read more…] about A Valentine’s Fantasy!
A friend of mine Barbara Kuppers, was facilitating a Byron Katie group a week ago. I’m walking down the passage during the tea break and I see that wonderful saying by John Lennon on the wall which says, “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.”
I’m sure you’ve heard it and loved it, perhaps as much as I have. What came to mind in the moment I read it was,
“Life is what happens while you’re wishing things were different.” [Read more…] about “Life is What Happens While You’re Wishing Things Were Different.”