Aruna

Who or What is Bothering You? “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung Why do we become irritated and impatient with certain people and situations?  Who has the problem?  Is it them?  Or is it us?  Who is experiencing the reaction?  That one has the problem, […]

Raksha Bandhan – The Bond of Love and Protection Raksha Bandhan is an Indian festival that comes around once a year during the month of August.  Set in a spiritual context, Raksha Bandhan is a beautiful silent ceremony that connects us with God in a most meaningful and subtle way.  It reminds us of our […]

The Drama of Life – Seeing Benefit in the Game  “Often we don’t understand the scenes that unfold in front of us. Keep faith that life will give its explanation in time. Tell your mind. ‘Just wait and see.’” Dadi Janki Whether we have noticed it or not, we have all experienced in our lives that […]

Taking the Soul Journey “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt It is a wise soul who checks where the energy of their mind is going.  Are the thoughts being created constructive or destructive?  Are those thoughts going to increase our power or make us more depleted?  The […]

Super Sensitive People  “For the highly sensitive person, a little drizzle feels like a monsoon.” Anonymous Science tells us that highly sensitive people are affected by their environment and other people, more so than ‘normal’ people.  Scientific research into these different personality types has coined the term “highly sensitive people” or HSP, because their central […]

Spot the Bully “Hey… Watch it and back off!” Bullying is not always obvious… perhaps it does not look like the school days when the bully would corner you after school and beat you up.  Why would the bully do that?  Was it just for the sake of beating you up and showing off his […]

Glow with the Flow Things continue to happen in our life whereby we need to shift gear and get going. That’s not a time to stop or wonder!  Stopping is not an option.  This is when we need to “go with the flow”. Or should we say “glow with the flow”. The title and lyrics […]

  MOJO… A way of living with sparkle and shine What gets you out of bed and into action every morning?  What gives you a zest for life? What’s that magic ingredient that makes your charismatic personality shine?  It’s your mojo!  Mojo is your positive spirit, self-confidence and self-esteem, and this is what makes you […]

The Halo Effect Have you ever been in love with anyone?  Have you been infatuated?  Impressed?  Influenced? The answer is probably “Yes” to at least one of the above. And oh, how we either shout out of joy or sadness when we wake up from that dream, obsession, or when that illusion shatters! This article […]

The Inner Critic There is always a little voice inside of us that will get in the way of our progress; attempting to slow us down or sabotage our good efforts.  This is still part of the same self, but the side that ‘I the soul’ would rather not choose to see or hear.  When […]