Compass of Emotions

Two years ago, government announced a lockdown because of Covid. We have lived all this time without knowing what direction our jobs would take, what would happen to children's studies, to our finances, and to our health. Suddenly, something in me made me pause and change my original topic. I’m not going to talk about Covid but about how my clients and I feel in these uncertain times.

As a subscriber suggested, we’re going to talk about loneliness. We are used to talking about our relationships but what happens when something happens to us and we are suddenly left alone? And what what happens when we seek loneliness out of sheer joy?

This is a broad topic because there are several types of loneliness. I’m going to focus on circumstantial loneliness and loneliness which is chosen.

This meditation will help you step into your power and strengthen your connection with the Universe to be able to manifest what you keep in your heart. This meditation will elevate your state and allow you to let go of control and receive what the Universe has for you. Remember that thoughts come and go. If you get distracted, acknowledge it, and return to the meditation. Relax and follow my voice. May you enjoy it.

Have you ever felt so inspired by what you were doing that you created things without stress or pushing? That’s Flow, and I am officially certified as a Flow Coach to help my clients enter states where they flow with life.

Unlike the detailed description I gave you in other publications, I want to talk to you from my own experience and not just about the subject.

That job was easy for me and I had a great salary. Was I unhappy? No, on the contrary, I loved interacting with people. Was it enough? It was economically but spiritually, it was not. I wouldn’t say I was trapped but I was wearing a corset that limited what I could do.

What happens when you don’t feel in a cage at work but you feel frustrated any way?

This week's topic was suggested by a subscriber who bravely shared his unease at feeling stuck “in a negative loop” in his love relationships. He’s been feeling trapped in relationships where he is deceived or where he deceives himself.

He gets excited about the person he begins dating only to discover he’s been betrayed, which leads to his blaming himself for having trusted that person.

It isn’t easy for me, it hurts me so much that I’m moved to tears as I’m writing.

My father became a widower more than a year and a half ago. My father, the careless one, the innocent in many things, the one who needs many lessons about emotional and social intelligence, is now old and alone.

What can we do when one or both of our parents need us as a compass to continue on their path in their later years?

I’ve been asked to tell my stories. Today, I’d like to share with you a relationship that I had that was exciting but also harmful, addictive, and stressful.

It had its positive side but the good peaks were very high and the bad ones were too low. It was literally like living on an emotional roller coaster.

Unlike last week that we talked about a healthy relationship where doubts can naturally arise, in this particular relationship, I lived orbiting my ex, who overshadowed me for a while. Then I got tired, and the one who began to move around me was he.

I’ve chosen one of my most painful life experiences in the spirit that it’ll serve you. You might be going through something similar or you might be putting yourself last on your list. I hope this helps you get to know, understand, value, care for, and love yourself.

We all want to feel in love but it’s so complicated, right? I always say that if friends were our significant others, we’d be alone or full of doubts. Nevertheless, the lack of stress and expectations in this area makes friendship so much easier. We grow up wanting to live happily ever after, which is extremely idyllic, isn’t it? And that’s where the problem begins.

Today I’d like to talk about something that comes up very frequently in my sessions. It’s about apologies that don’t feel enough. What happens when someone says "I'm sorry" but it doesn't relieve us? What can be going on when we are the ones who ask for forgiveness and the other person doesn’t take it well? In your work or in your personal life, you’ve surely been on one side or the other.

It’s important to be well equipped to be able to ask for forgiveness with real intention. Writer Gilbert Chesterton said it very clearly, “A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.” The key is to help heal the wound with sincere regret.

So, if saying "I'm sorry" isn't enough, what are the ingredients of a real apology?