The need for connection

‘Life is difficult’ so reads the very first sentence of M. Scott Peck’s international bestseller ‘The Road Less Travelled’.

Indeed one of the Buddha’s ‘Four Noble Truths’ is ‘Life is Suffering’. Accepting this Universal truth that life is not always a bowl of cherries seems to be one of the keys to being able to navigate its myriad ups and downs. Life ideally should be worn like a loose garment rather than something you have to win at or merely survive.

We are all human and when we are born we set off on a journey, often at a loss to know what to do or how to do it.  Sometimes it is exhilarating but all too often it can feel overwhelming and frightening.

That is when it is good to have a companion by one’s side – whether that companion is a spiritual/religious one, a human one or both. It does seem to be a universally accepted maxim that ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’. 

A life coach is someone who is able to be part friend, part confidante and part guide, who is able to listen and be impartial, honest and bear witness to someone’s truth in a totally non-judgmental way. 

We live in an ever increasingly fast-paced world and it is all too easy to find ourselves over-stimulated to the point where it is totally impossible to hear the still small voice of calm and reason that exists within us all.

It is and has been my experience that having a reliable, honest and totally impartial person to help navigate the slings and arrows of life, leads increasingly to an ability to live in the present and a realisation that if we can experience Hell on Earth it is also very possible to experience Heaven.

The greatest blockage to my being able find such peace of mind has nearly always been me!  

Having been blessed with several wonderful coaches myself it has been very rewarding to stop at times being my own worst enemy and to try and help others find greater contentment, understanding and energy on this challenging journey which we are all on.