While it's important to talk it's just as important to find someone who will listen. When both are put together they make one of the most significant weapons in the fight against mental illness. When we refuse to acknowledge our emotions and insist on packing away our problems we are contributing to a growing weight … Continue reading Sharing, Caring, Comparing →

It's not what life throws at us that defines our joy and satisfaction. Nor is it the balance between the good things and the bad things in our lives. It's all about coping. Specifically it's all about stress management. It's about what we do with what we have, where we are and who we are. … Continue reading The Comfort Of Coping →

Maturity brings with it the realisation that, when it comes to what's important, it's more about who you know than what you know. While there's a general acceptance that knowledge is power the greatest of all powers is the power of connection. What we know is cold comfort if we have no-one to share that … Continue reading To Have And To Be →

The older we get, the more we have to remember. But that's not always a good thing because the older we get the more we have we wish we could forget. We exist between the highs and lows of the time already gone and the expectation and anticipation of the time that is yet to … Continue reading The Mind Bind →

As a general rule we choose only to associate with those who have something to offer. The perceived value of a relationship is more often what can be taken from it rather than what can be given to it. We are all looking for things like friendship, love, prestige, recognition, security and peace. We become … Continue reading Giving Before Getting →

There is much we will never understand despite our very best efforts. True understanding is not only the ability to be fully aware of the meaning of something but to also be fully aware of its implications. Some people, situations and circumstances will always confound and confuse us. There is so much that will never … Continue reading A Little Piece Of Peace →

Connectivity and judgement sit at polar opposites but all too often the latter cancels out the former. The problem is that we crave one just as we are saddled with the other. That leads to considerable angst. We all desire to be connected but only on our terms. We have wants, needs and expectations and … Continue reading Same Through Difference →

There are times when the pace of life and the weight of responsibilities intersect...times when challenges threaten to overwhelm our resilience...times when we question our capacity to cope and survive. It's at those times that it's wise to remind ourselves that we are not alone. Other people are hurting. Other people are confused. Other people … Continue reading Best Of Worst Times →

Significant events can change our lives in a heartbeat. What we have may be taken from us. What we want may suddenly be in reach. Despite that, it's the little things that count. Every day is filled with little things...words, thoughts, fleeting glances, happy moments, random kindness. When it's all said and done there are … Continue reading Little Things Count →

Of all the challenges we face, the issue of trust is the one that is, quite probably, the most common. Trust is the general acceptance that those around us have our best interests at heart. It's about the need to believe that what we are being told is the truth. It's about the certainty that … Continue reading Trust In Self →