Expectation and anticipation are often stymied by the many moving parts that make up reality. What we want is not always what we get. We have an appreciation of the past and the lessons learned. We can undertand how it is that we got to where we are. We can know who we are and … Continue reading What Is, Was and Perhaps →

The most disturbing aspect of time is that none of us knows how much we have. The length of a lifespan - whether brief or extended - can be surprising...but only to survivors. The certainty we have is in the moment - here and now. There are no promises and precious few assurances when it … Continue reading Of Time And Tide →

It's not always what we say that's important...more that we say it in the first place. Communication is vital. Conversation is the cornerstone. The words we use are important. Of far more importance is that we take the time and make the effort to use those words. Loneliness is a proven killer. Isolation is a … Continue reading Life As It’s Lived →

For every question there is an answer. A degree of reassurance and confidence can be drawn from that. There is nothing new under the sun. What we are being offered is little more than variations on a theme. There are no psychological or physical challenges or rewards that are new to mankind. We are not … Continue reading The Better Choice →

Where we are is not necessarily where we will stay. Who we are is not necessarily who we will continue to be. We are moulded by situations and circumstances. Change will happen, whether by choice or by chance. The important factor is how we react to the changes we see around us and feel inside … Continue reading Life Is For Living →

We all have good reason to be grateful for the gap that exists between thought and action. It's into that gap that we insert reason. It's where common sense also sits waiting to be called upon when a decision needs to be made. That gap, however, can either be appreciated and utilised or ignored and … Continue reading The Gap Trap →

The person we should know the best is often the person we trust the least. Self-doubt can be psychologically crippling. We have the question and the answer is there in front of mind. But then doubt creeps in. We have a tendency to ignore the obvious...that which is made obvious through circumstance and experience. That … Continue reading To Thine Own Self →

Life is all about challenges. But, faced with a challenge, we all have a choice...accept it and deal with it or shirk it. A challenge left unfaced is potential left unrealised. Quite often the protective boundaries that we self-construct are far more effective at keeping us in rather than keeping the world at bay. We … Continue reading The Challenge Of Choice →

No matter how much knowledge we accumulate, there is always more to know. No matter how good we perceive ourselves to be, we can always be better. If we arrive at a point in our life where we believe we have peaked then we are selling ourselves short. There is always more. The problem too … Continue reading For The Sake Of Change →

At every turn we are assailed by information and guidance suggestions. How to live longer, how to live fitter and how to live happier. There is no shortage of advice. The next thing is presented as being the best thing. The logic being offered to us is that, if we ignore and resist, then we … Continue reading Mind The Gap →