I am a strong, grounded man, some see me as a Author, Public Speaker, Healer, Guide, Educator and Certified Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The Privilege of Not Sitting Alone Sometimes, the most beautiful gift in life is having someone sit beside you for a little while. When we are children, we understand something about friendship that, somewhere along the way, we seem to forget. Imagine sitting on a little bench, waiting for your favourite friend to arrive. You …
Joseph looking Back A Well-Lived Life Joseph was eighty-four years old when he finally understood something he had spent most of his life trying to understand. A well-lived life did not look like he had imagined it when he was young. When he was twenty-five, he thought a good life meant becoming successful. At thirty-five, …
We all have a table. It is not necessarily a physical table, but a place in our lives where we allow people to come close. It is where relationships are formed, conversations happen, trust is exchanged, influence is shared, and parts of who we are become visible. But as we grow, evolve and change, the …
If You Are Going to Be There, Be There There is a simple truth about relationships that we sometimes make far more complicated than it needs to be: If someone is important to you, show up. If you are emotionally available, be emotionally available. Respond to the message. Return the call. Ask the question. Listen …
What are you serving the people who sit at your table? I have been thinking about something that has become increasingly profound to me: perhaps every relationship we have is a meal we share. People come into our lives, and in one way or another, they sit at our table. Some stay for a short …
Sometimes the most important question in a relationship is not, “What do they say?” but “What chair are they offering me?” There is something I have come to understand about human interaction that has changed the way I look at relationships. Every time we interact with another person, they are, in some way, offering us …
Becoming a Safe Place Within Yourself Perhaps the safest place you will ever find is the place you create inside yourself. There is something fascinating about human beings. So much of our lives are spent looking for a safe place. We look for a safe home. A safe relationship. A safe career. Safe people. Financial …