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The Heart of Gratitude: Remembering What Truly Matters

Gratitude is more than a pleasant feeling—it’s a profound shift in awareness that reconnects us to what truly matters. When we take people or moments for granted, we drift away from presence and appreciation. This blog explores how embracing impermanence, understanding the brain’s survival bias, and practicing mindful reflection can help us return to the heart. Blending wisdom from Buddhist teachings, neuroscience, and mindset coaching, this piece offers gentle yet powerful tools to cultivate gratitude, soften the mind, and open the heart to joy, connection, and peace.

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How Safe Do You Feel in Your Own Mind?

This blog, explores the link between psychological safety and our inner world. Drawing on Dr. David Rock’s SCARF model, it examines how our need for status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness influences not only how we relate to others but also how we speak to ourselves. By turning this model inward, we can uncover the subtle ways our self-talk and nervous system shape our sense of inner safety. This reflection invites you to nurture awareness, soften self-criticism, and create a calmer, more compassionate relationship with your own mind. Also, try the self-enquiry worksheet and breathing exercise included.

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What is your mindset and where does it come from?

Your mindset is like the architecture of your inner house — built from the beliefs, stories, and influences you have gathered over time. Some rooms feel light and expansive, others shadowed by limiting thoughts. This blog explores where your mindset comes from, how it shapes your experiences, and how becoming aware of your beliefs can help you release what no longer serves you — so your inner light can shine freely again.

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