We all have unanswered questions. There are things we want explained; justifications we want to hear; confessions we crave; evidences we seek. It's the pursuit of truth and meaning and the lessons we learn along the way that shape the person we are and mould the person we will become. Change is inevitable. One of life's great … Continue reading The Pursuit Of Truth →

Given the unpredictability of the lives we all live perhaps the most difficult task we will ever face is converting theory into practice. We think we know but proof comes though testing. We believe we understand until we are challenged. Even the most organised among us will be sucker-punched from time to time because of … Continue reading When Theory Becomes Practice →

Thoughts shape attitudes and attitudes fuel behaviour. The things we think become the opinions that manifest themselves in the person we are. If we choose to focus on the negative then we become defeatist and down-trodden. Creativity and success are fed by positivity. What so many people overlook or fail to realise is that the choice … Continue reading As You Think →

Change is never easy. Making a conscious decision to move from something  comfortable and familiar to something unknown and uncertain takes considerable effort, focus and energy. And the result could be either satisfaction, disappointment or anything between those two extremes. There is a risk factor and that risk factor is used by many as a deterrent; an excuse. The good … Continue reading The Choice Of Change →

There's often a vast gap between expectation and reality. Fuelled by blind anticipation and assumption there's every chance that we can push possibility well beyond its imaginable boundaries. Crushing disappointment can be the result. But it need not be so. When we weigh up what we have against what we think we should have or what we thought … Continue reading The Strength Within →

Obsessing about the failures of yesterday is self-defeating. We have all made mistakes, wrong choices and bad decisions. And yet so many people expend  much of their emotional energy worrying about that which has been and gone. The past is set in time. It's behind us and simply can't be changed. We can make excuses for the … Continue reading The Importance Of Today →

There's no such thing as a simple life. We are complicated. We encounter complications and we create complications. Confusion and uncertainty are part of our emotional structure. We're not always rational and balanced. Things are not always clear and defined. Mood swings take us from happy places to sad places; light to darkness - everywhere in-between … Continue reading Complication Or Comfort? →

The root cause of much of the disappointment, dissatisfaction and frustration we experience is habitual behaviour. We do what we do because we have always done it. We believe what we believe because we have always believed it. And yet we feel unfulfilled. Unhappy. The start of the answer is to take the time for an … Continue reading New Day, New Opportunity →

Much of the anxiety many people suffer results from their perception that they are not living up to their own expectations. They know they are capable of more but think things  aren't happening fast enough for them. We can criticise ourselves for being what we see as an under-achiever. We can become our own bully. We … Continue reading Credit Where And When Due →

What we say and how we say it can have a profound impact on everyone within earshot. That impact can be profoundly good, uplifting the person intended, giving them strength, guidance and support. On the other hand the words chosen can have a profoundly detrimental affect, causing upset, destroying confidence, tearing apart self esteem. The … Continue reading The Power Of Words →