"I’ve been thinking about midlife a lot lately. I’ve had a spate of clients coming unstuck around the age of 50, with all the classic symptoms of Porsche-buying, mad love affairs, and frantic attempts to look younger. And as I just turned 50 myself, I’ve been paying attention.

"By the age of 40, we’re often more capable of authentic and compassionate relating than we were when we were young. We know ourselves better, and we know what suits us in a relationship. But it’s not always straightforward to find a new love or to sustain an existing one.

"There is a Native American prophecy which states that when the planet of 'healing' is discovered in the sky, this is when the sacred warrior teachings will return to earth. Just recently I heard a Yacqi shaman speak: "Imagine if you will, it is pre-dawn and the sun is about to rise on the beach, and some people have awakened early to see the pre-dawn light. The rest of the people are still sleeping on the beach, and those who woke up early have a "sacred responsibility" to help other people as they begin to wake up, and to know what sunrise is all about."

"The main concern is to find out when and how (democratic solution or by force) Hugo Chavez will leave the Presidency of Venezuela.