One of the problems associated with emotional extremes is that they can become overwhelming. It's possible to become too excited, too happy. It's also possible to become too sad, too bleak. Either extreme can be a trap. If we lack focus there's a very real danger of being unable to identify those times when we slip … Continue reading Preparing For The Inevitable →

None of us live a worry-free life. The best most of us can do is put effort into coping with the worries we have and reducing the burden of those worries where and when possible. But there are an increasing number of people who are being overcome by persistent and excessive worry, tormented by disturbing thoughts. Statistics indicate something … Continue reading Working On Worry →

It's often been said that first impressions are important...that people are quick to assess and make judgements...that most people will accept another person on face value...that a brief encounter and a quick physical assessment are more than often all that's needed to formulate an opinion on the worth of an individual. That what you see is what you … Continue reading Mind Over Matter →

A lot of us spend an inordinate amount of time searching for the answers we already have. We fret and worry because we find the truth of the answers to those questions unacceptable. We want another solution; a different response; an easier path. We want to dictate and decide for ourselves. Living in the real world doesn't … Continue reading The Answers Within →

We are either defeated or encouraged by our perceptions of personal potential. When faced with a challenge we can either choose to try harder or give up.  The middle ground is very limited. And fence-sitting can become very uncomfortable. The common  problem we all have is that life itself is a challenge. If we believe that it can't be … Continue reading The Zenith of Zeal →

It took a lot of yesterdays to get us to today and yet it only takes today to get us to tomorrow. That makes today important...certainly more important in the grand scheme of things than so many of  those yesterdays. We all carry the burden of our yesterdays; our bad decisions; wrong choices and regretted mistakes. … Continue reading The Yoke of Yesterdays →

We don't have to look far to find something to complain about. It's not all that difficult to spend time bemoaning lost opportunities and past mistakes. Very few people could say that they are where they had both imagined and planned to be at this very time in their life. One of the few unavoidable … Continue reading The Excellence of Existing →

Those of us who have done enough of it know that there's nothing to be gained from worry. And yet we also must accept that worry is a normal part of our life. It's inevitable that we'll worry about the people and circumstances that surround us. We can worry about what has been, what is and … Continue reading The Waste of Worry →

There can often be a difference between the person we know ourselves to be and the person we present in public. And that presentation can vary depending on the audience. The passage of time results in the development of emotional and spiritual veneers - protective shields that we can swap and change at will. Some are thicker … Continue reading The Value of Veneers →

It's popularly believed that each and everyone of us has a doppelganger...that somewhere in the world right now there is a person  who is our physical double (identical twins aside of course). This other person is supposed to look so much like us that determining just who's who becomes difficult if not impossible. It's a fanciful … Continue reading The Upside of Uniqueness →