Inside us all is a pure voice telling us which way to go and what is right for us. From our first sounds and noises most of us spoke uncensored and free to explore with our voices, until adults tell us we shouldn’t, we should do this and that instead. So to please our parents and those around us we stop listening to our own internal voice, which can work for a while, but then we grow up and then what happens, we get lost & anxious, so we run round desperately finding other so called more important people to listen to, from government officials to intimate relationships; keen to please and fascinated by their words. Until eventually we grind to a halt and we wake up feeling depressed and anxious and say [i]‘What about me, who am I and what do I want???’

"Listen to your soul; you are the greatest expert on your life"

So STOP what you are doing and BREATHE. Focus on that breath, focus on who is breathing that breath: yes it is you – say hello to you. Be sociable, when was the last time you stopped and listened to you.

Good communication is essential in any relationship and the one that starts with you is the most important one.