The most painfully confusing topic in our lives often seems to be in the realm of the heart. No matter who we are, what we know or what we think we know why is it that when it comes to matters of the heart, we are often overwhelmed by confusion? In truth, it is not matters of the heart that is confusing; it is actually matters in the mind that confuses us. Our heart always knows what it wants, to love with abandonment and or to truly be happy. If it was up to our hearts, these intentions would be…

There is an old superstition that bad things happen in threes, and also that ‘ three is the charm ‘. This sentiment is often regarded as an old wives tale, but for many people, that other old adage, ‘ the proof is in the pudding ‘ actually bears it out.
Hypnotists in both the stage and therapeutic professions have always known the power of a suggestion given three times, and that in a clinical situation, most people need at least three sessions to effect permanent change. There is even a name for it -- the Hypnotic Trinity.

Now science has…

Sigmund Freud first came up with the theory of a conscious and a subconscious mind, but these days the subconscious is on a much firmer scientific footing. Where Freud’s ideas were rather simplistic, we now know that the subconscious is not an unthinking autopilot that needs to be subjugated by rationality, but a purposeful, active and independent guide to behaviour.

In situations where people have to make difficult choices based on large amounts of hard-to-assess information, psychologist Ap Dijksterhuis at the University of Amsterdam has found that they are happier with their decision when acting on gut instinct than…