The pursuit of contentment, fulfillment and satisfaction can be convoluted and challenging...but only as convoluted and challenging as we allow it to be. Self-criticism comes hand-in-hand with self-limitation. We become what we tell ourselves we will be. The self-fulfilling prophecy is a very real thing. Put simply what we believe about ourselves directly influences both … Continue reading Limiting Our Own Limitations →

It's only by appreciating what we have, who we are and where we are that we can begin to start planning with any confidence for our future. The here and now is a guide to the then and there. The connections must not be ignored. One without the other can result in confusion and disappointment. … Continue reading Grateful For The Here And Now →

The troubles, demands and pressures of everyday living means it's often not possible to see the good for the squeeze. All too often we find we are restricted by responsibilities and left struggling to make sense. We can become so distracted that we lose connection with the person we are and that impacts on the … Continue reading Life: As Good As We Make It →

Disappointment with the then and there combined with frustration with the here and now can can rob us of the promise of the future. It's altogether too easy to fail to appreciate who we are and what we have just as it's a simple matter to be critical of a life already lived. We find … Continue reading Then, There, Here And Now →

Most of us spend far more time and effort being reactive rather than being proactive. We sit back and wait for something to happen instead of taking the steps to make something happen. We are more content to follow than we are to lead. The result is often dissatisfaction and disappointment. We are left feeling … Continue reading Loving Living Life →

Generosity of spirit is a human quality that is becoming increasingly difficult to find and yet it's something we need to survive as a society. True generosity is something that comes from the heart and is of the heart. Even more than sharing it's about caring. If we give with the expectation that we will … Continue reading The True Reward →

So noisy has the world become that we are losing our ability to listen. So busy has the world become that we are losing our ability to focus. So self-centred has the world become that we are losing our ability to care. That which we were is being eroded. We are being robbed of our … Continue reading Listen, Hear And Understand →

The more we possess the more we want in the mistaken belief that the more we have the more fulfilled we will become. We live in a competitive world where the measure of success is all too often based on what we have managed to accumulate. The universally embraced belief is the bigger and better … Continue reading Clearing The Clutter →

Much of life is spent lurching between the important and the immaterial, the meaningful and the minor, the worthwhile and the wasted. It can tend to be either one thing or the other and all the while there's a struggle to find balance. Every day has 24 hours and every hour is an opportunity. But … Continue reading Matters In The Mind →

The very best and the very worst of human nature is revealed in times of success and in times of failure. Extremes strip us of veneers and pretence and leave us with nothing more than our own truth. It's at times such as these that we see our friends, family and associates for who they … Continue reading Character Assignation →