Extract form Kissing the Black Dog – 10th Nov.

Without adequate water inside our brain cells, our brain cannot do all the complicated functions that it accomplishes on a daily basis. It will keep areas the body, it considers important, functioning and shut down area of lesser importance.

The body is a hydraulic system, with water playing a key rule in most functions.

If we do not consume enough water as […]

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Kissing the Black Dog extract – Nov. 8 – neuroplasticity

Our brain is malleable, the old Black Dog can and in fact, does learn new tricks. My old cattle dog was a Master at finding new ways to do things.

Research is finding the brain, can in reality, change itself. Those practicing mediation or prayer, know this to be true, and their are many studies carried out to validate this process. […]

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Kissing the Black Dog Extract – Nov 6 – Love

No matter how hard we try, how far we run, our light will never be extinguished. Every single soul on this planet, at this time knows their purpose. Deep within the recesses of our terror, lays the mantle of our greatest.

The light flickers, unafraid of the darkness we try to hide it in, uncaring of the limitations we place on […]

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Kissing the Black Dog Extract – 5th November

The quality and the addition of toxic chemicals makes it difficult to consume, digest and assimilate water.

Assimilation is one point many people seem to lack an understanding.

Drinking water does not mean it is getting into the body,or into the cells and being utilised in a useful manner.

Drinking water with a slightly alkaline balance may be very useful.

An acidic body is […]

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Emotional Intelligence.

In the western world we pride ourselves on our mental intelligence. You know, that intelligence that is stealing our freedom, destroying the environment,  warring constantly around the world. We have so much to be proud of when it comes to our obsession with our brain and our ability to think up amazing ways to kill ourselves. Depression, Anxiety and Stress […]

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Children of the Lie

What would happen if everything we believed turned out to be wrong?

How would we cope if nothing we took as fact was real?

Some light thinking for us all to get started with. Where is so much more to life than we can imagine, we filter out, file and collect our own global view on how things work. Trying to confine […]

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Finding the Magic in Misery

I smiled as i read this on a t-shirt today, Find the Magic in the Misery. It related to a website with a connection to running. As i sat reading, my mind wondered to the concept, so well known, yet ignored or deliberately avoided – sometimes negative stuff happens in our lives. As the old adage goes it is not […]

Addictions and depression – Is There a Connection?

While researching and compiling my upcoming book Kissing the Black Dog i started to wonder if the same underlying factors that trigger depression are involved with addictive behaviours. Both are conditions where we feel we have no control.  It is like something else is controlling us and making us do it.

The Allergy and Addiction connection is known, we tend to […]

By |August 16th, 2014|Kissing the Black Dog - Depression and Anxiety|0 Comments

Lessons Learned from Dogs

Many ancient traditions view dog as a  guardian and friend. They are attributed the qualities of loyalty, trust,  fun, obedience, playfulness. Dogs are social creatures, they are pack animals.

Dogs bring joy and happiness to into our lives, they are always excited to see us. There bountiful energy inspires us.

Dogs love touch, patting a dog makes us feel better, it gives us that […]

Kissing the Black Dog – The Missing Link.

For weeks i have been searching, wondering what the connection was? How did seemingly different beneficial healthy living actions fit together?

In finding the key i have also discovered the level of resistance for talking about or dealing with depression, anxiety and other stress issues.

Since setting out of this journey to find natural healthy solutions to mental/emotional stress, usually called depression and […]