Author: Sophie

I have lived in central France since 2005 and on my own since October 2012. My life has changed more than many can comprehend, but I have never been happier. My professional life in England, for a large part of my life was as a designer & consultant, which I continued once in France up until 2009. I am artistic, musical and love good food, wine and friends. Since living in France I have done various things, such as run a B&B and Gite. The things I have enjoyed the most, is cooking in restaurants and running a music club. Hard but rewarding work. At the point of creating this site, I was not sure where my life is heading but I am an optimist with a positive attitude trying to enjoy life as it unfolds. Life appears to be treating me well at this stage in my life but living alone can be hard at times. The key is to remain positive about everything even when the odds are stacking up against you. February 2021 update: Over the past 18 months, I have gone through a number of changes through personal dvelopment, understanding and awarenss, an increased level of knowledge and experiences that have all taken me forward into a place where I believ I know how I have arrived at this place and point in my life. It has chnaged me for the better, to a greater spiritual and connected human being who has a sense of purpose and responsibiltiy that I accept with arms wide opne. My learnoing and journey continues, the more I learn, the less I know, but understand better. We teach what we need to learn ourselves. I express all of this in my articles in the best way that I can to share it with the world Love and hugs to you all
Uncategorized5 Comments
Sticky post

So, you want to change the world?

Sophie

We have no choice but to re-educate our thinking to live in new ways, with new thinking and a new sense of hope. This begins by taking ownership of ourselves. To open our hearts and minds to accept who and what we are without shame, guilt, or negative feelings. Until we can reconcile internal conflicts within ourselves we will not be able to get the world back into a state of equilibrium and purity. Values need to shift, to bring a universal understanding that we are not the most important thing that lives on this planet, that we have always shared it with all other forms of life, many of which have become extinct by our presence. Continue reading So, you want to change the world?

UncategorizedLeave a comment
Sticky post

Can we let go of what we think we believe?

Sophie

Fear, a trilogy – part 2
Most of us have a desire to improve ourselves, but we may have been limited by our circumstances of life from the moment we entered this world. By the social standing, wealth, connections, family and history of our parents and pressures from society and external sources. Perhaps we may start life pretty low on the invisible ladder of life that we find ourselves emerging into and growing older but not necessarily wiser. Continue reading Can we let go of what we think we believe?

UncategorizedLeave a comment
Sticky post

What is holding us back?

Sophie

Fear, a trilogy – part 1
The perception of a threat or danger can create a sense of Fear, something that can easily be observed in nature. In order to not be eaten by another, nature has provided many ways to avoid that as far as possible. Camouflage, vivid colouring, spines, and more that can create an illusion of danger or threat to deter another from attacking or eating it, through what may well be an evolutionary process. Continue reading What is holding us back?