Kissing the Black Dog – Sunlight

Sunlight is important for our health, like everything else it needs to be in moderation and with done with due care.  Frying oneself in the middle of the day is not sensible. Early morning and late afternoon  are the best  times

If you spend a lot of time indoors at home or the office it is sensible to reintroduce your skin to […]

Kissing the Black Dog – Depressed or Different??

To think for oneself and have original ideas and concepts is a dangerous preoccupation.
It is guaranteed to lead to isolation and feeling of not fitting in or that something is wrong with us. Being normal,  a hazard and risk to our health has is instilled into us from an early age. We are made to conform, schools and educators and families, […]

A Lesson in Willingness

Kissing the Black Dog – Taking Time Out

We really can get caught up in being busy for no particular reason. It is like we board a train and it just keeps going. It is just not going anywhere we need to be right now.

Spending time in nature, with family, the kids, whatever is your highest value is where we would be best putting our time and effort.

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Kissing the Black Dog – Less Stress

We have an uncanny ability to maximise the stress in our lives.  Sometimes we need to just chill to take a break and refocus on life’s priorities.

Take time to breath, it is the most important thing we all do and yet we seem to take it for granted. A couple of deep relaxing breaths can reduce our stress levels and […]

Kissing the Black Dog – take time to enjoy the simple things

We get so busy being busy, we become human doings instead of human beings. Chill a little , stop and smell the eucalypts, take off your shoes and walk on the grass.

Life will be gone before you know it and as it draws to a close we all will have many regrets. Queue jump and enjoy the simple things now.

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Kissing the Black Dog – Talking about Love

Love is something it would be fair to say most people spend a lot of time and energy in the pursuit of. Some find it, some never discover it sweet caress. Many have been hurt and block or keep love at a distance.

During a walk in the forest today i came across some graffiti etched into a rock. The video […]

Kissing the Black Dog – Depressed, Anxious or Aimless?

Depression and anxiety can not be easily diagnosed in a 5 minute quick fix appointment.So many contributing factors need to be considered and reviewed.

What is our diet like?
Are we drinking clean water?
Are we taking the time to relax and look after ourselves?
Has stinking thinking taken hold in our heads?

Having nothing to look forward to, no reason to […]

Kissing the Black Dog – Depressed, anxious or bored

Boredom takes a heavy toll on our time and the amount of effort we apply in our lives. Without clear cut goals or aspirations, without something to look forward to we can spend a lot of time and effort on low level priorities.

Taking the time to set goals that are feeling based will help us move into a space where […]

Kissing the Black Dog – Depression, Anxiety or (Spiritual) Loneliness

Have you ever been totally surrounded by people and felt no connection, no quality interaction?

Have you sat with a  group of people and yearned for some stimulating conversation?
Have you had to sit and listen as people talk about TV characters as if they are real, even worse, important?
Have you stood in a crowd and felt desperately alone?

Many people may be […]