There are great relational advantages in signalling to others our values, intentions and identity. Not least, it helps us to enlist support and make space for ourselves.

There are great relational advantages in signalling to others our values, intentions and identity. Not least, it helps us to enlist support and make space for ourselves.
Behavioural change is possible – it just needs a careful, methodical approach to time and life management… and some disciplined use of the diary.
We are lonely and fearful, and so we construct identities around us. But they are illusory. In contrast, when we stop trying to control everything, and just attend, our suffering falls away.
Who are you? You have a name, and so many labels others give you. But, spiritually, you don’t need the labels. Your presence is enough.
Finding the confidence to be authentic is a constant negotiation between your inner self and the outside world, with you as empathic mediator.
During the pandemic, we are reminded of the importance of our social selves.