Author Archive: Vera Herman
I was listening to my favourite radio station this morning and two researchers were being interviewed about their latest project. Compassion. What a wonderful topic! You see, we all tend to bandy about the word without thinking through what it…
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Do you know that the results you are experiencing in your life right now are the direct result of your loopy thinking? Are you… Not happy in your career? Not happy with your weight or fitness? Not happy with your…
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I went for a walk in a park today. It was a beautiful sunny day. There were lots of trees and flowers. The birds were singing. It was just gorgeous. And I was walking behind a young man taking his…
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This week we have reached number 4 of what I like to call “The 4 Deadly Ds”, that is, the techniques that our brains use to keep us safe, secure and living life exactly as we are today. Deadly D…
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This week we continue on with exploring what I like to call “The 4 Deadly Ds”, that is, the techniques that our brains use to keep us safe, secure and living life exactly as we are today. I already covered…
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In my previous post, I introduced the first of my 4 Deadly Ds – Derail – just one of the techniques the brain uses to keep us safe, or put another way, to keep us and our lives exactly the…
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When it comes to making a decision to go after a dream for our lives, there is an amazing phenomenon that takes place. Our brains go into over-drive in an attempt to keep us “safe”. What do I mean by…
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We are a lot smarter than we think we are. Seriously. We already know what we need to do. We know what foods we should and shouldn’t eat to maintain a healthy weight. We know how much exercise we should…
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Over the Christmas and New Year break I managed to get into the garden and do some major clearing work. (A perfect activity for burning off all those excess calories consumed at Christmas!) There were some areas of the garden…
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Welcome to the fabulous New Year! I truly hope that this is the year that brings you all that your heart desires. Not surprisingly, many of us have made a resolution to take better care of our health. Perhaps we’ve…
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