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I applaud you for making the effort in searching for the truth. It takes a great amount of courage and energy to say 'enough is enough' and go against your usual behaviour. Therefore I won't keep you any longer! My articles are 100% ad free and are a collection of my inner most realisations about love, relationships, life and happiness, put together for you to make sense of your own journey.

THE SELFISHNESS OF SAYING 'NO'

Why do we find it hard to say 'NO' to others? In short, the answer is: Because saying 'YES' is our forte. Having practiced the same since...

Michaela Patel

Jan 10, 20183 min read

PRICELESS RELATIONSHIP LESSONS

What have my past relationships taught me? That every person I engaged with was a reflection of where I was in life AT THAT POINT in...

Michaela Patel

Nov 12, 20174 min read

SETTING YOUR BOUNDARIES?

Think of an incident where someone has verbally attacked you, disrespected you, or has been plain RUDE to you. How have you dealt with...

Michaela Patel

Oct 21, 20174 min read

REPEATED CRUSHES

Have you ever found yourself in a painful situation which has repeated itself, involving similar kind of people with (yet again) negative...

Michaela Patel

Sep 17, 20173 min read

WIN OR LOSE OF RELATING

Relating is a TWO way exchange. Two way communication, mutual affection, and resulting CONNECTION. We pride ourselves on having great...

Michaela Patel

Aug 28, 20174 min read

THE 'PERFECT' PARENTING SHOW

How do you know you are doing a good job of parenting? We are our children's VISUAL, LIVE EXAMPLE, based on which they form their beliefs...

Michaela Patel

Aug 20, 20176 min read

RELATIONSHIP GIVE OR TAKE

Relatioships aren't easy, are they? Relating to another implies constant negotiations. Push and pull. Give and take. Based on simple...

Michaela Patel

Jul 22, 20173 min read

FINDING HAPPINESS 1

A very good friend of mine had asked me: 'So how did you find true happiness?' I decided to dive deep under the surface of my...

Michaela Patel

Jun 4, 20174 min read

SELF-LOVE BREAK DOWN 2

You admitted the TRUTH to yourself about you and others in your life... ...but your bravery is rewarded with some rather unpleasant...

Michaela Patel

May 17, 20173 min read

SELF-LOVE BREAKDOWN 1

'Of course I love myself!' our mind tells us almost instantly when we are asked. We really think we DO love ourselves because 'Why not?...

Michaela Patel

May 17, 20173 min read

LOVE COMES EASY 2

Why are we so keen on pretending? Why do we find it hard to show the real us to others? Because we believe that there is something the...

Michaela Patel

Apr 26, 20172 min read

LOVE COMES EASY 1

We are the happiest when we are being LOVING. It is a simple truth anyone can feel for themselves. Feeling love for others, and...

Michaela Patel

Apr 20, 20173 min read

UNDERSTANDING SELF-REJECTION 2

We are so eager to find a trustworthy partner, our Soulmate... We frantically seek someone who will love us because we dislike, even...

Michaela Patel

Apr 2, 20172 min read

BOUNDARIES 3 - YOUR ANGER

Those whose boundaries have been consistently crashed on one end build a REACTIONARY boundary to overcompensate for the lack of space in...

Michaela Patel

Mar 5, 20173 min read

BOUNDARIES 1 - YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Our carers were the creators (and destroyers, surprise-surprise!) of our boundaries, of what we allow and what we absolutely don't. For...

Michaela Patel

Mar 5, 20172 min read

BOUNDARIES 2 - YOUR COMMUNICATION

You now know that in order to use the energy of your anger CORRECTLY you will need to stop taking it out on others, or on yourself by...

Michaela Patel

Mar 5, 20173 min read

LOVE ME PLEASE!

'I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED !' our Inner Child screams when feeling lonely, misunderstood, or rejected. This has happened to all of us at...

Michaela Patel

Feb 19, 20173 min read

'DO YOU LOVE ME?'

‘Do you really love me?’ we ask others like our life depends on it. And it often does… We deem this question the alpha and omega of our...

Michaela Patel

Feb 12, 20173 min read

BLIND SPOTS

Blind spots are areas of our unawareness. We often THINK that we know how we are being, yet completely lacking insight. We could divide...

Michaela Patel

Jan 29, 20173 min read

REALITY CHECK

Making our happiness independent of HAVING (money, relationships, knowledge) brings complete freedom into our life. We are no longer...

Michaela Patel

Jan 22, 20173 min read