We would all like to know what awaits. We would like to prepare ourselves for whatever it is that is coming. The problem is that we are encaptured by uncertainty and bedevilled by unpredictability and there is nothing we can do to remedy the situation. There are ways to increase the possibility that whatever is … Continue reading No Time Like The Present
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Avoiding The Ill Wind
It's not unusual to experience episodes of being physically unwell. We all have our good days and we all have our bad days. And there are various degrees of illness just as there are varying degrees of wellness. Physical ill-health can result from many and varied factors and not every one of them is immediately … Continue reading Avoiding The Ill Wind
The Need For Now
It's not possible to avoid stress and anxiety but it is possible to reduce the impact of both, minimising the potential that they could develop into disorders. A degree of tension keeps us focused...too much can confuse and confound. It makes good sense to look ahead and brake before hitting the emotional or physical wall. … Continue reading The Need For Now
Balance Is No Act
There is much we will never understand. Some of the things we see and experience defy explanation. Answers may be sought but sometimes they are simply not able to be found. Quite simply, confusion is part of the human condition. The more we struggle attempting to make contact with emotions and situations that sit just … Continue reading Balance Is No Act
The Deep Well Of Being
Much attention today is paid to the issue of our state of mind. We are encouraged to talk about how we think, feel and act. Honesty is considered to be a necessary policy. In as much as it's true that we can run from the world but we are unable to hide from ourselves, it's … Continue reading The Deep Well Of Being
Minutes Can Be Ours
Dissatisfaction and uncertainty can lead to the desire for a reset fuelled by the belief that if things now were as they were then, life would be better. While commonplace, such a belief is seriously flawed. Scratching the surface of the "if onlys'' can uncover a bottomless pit of sadness and despair. Imagining how things … Continue reading Minutes Can Be Ours
To Know Or Not To Know
We are all looking for answers. There will always be something that makes us curious...something that needs explanation. The problem is that the information we seek is often unavailable. There are some things that will forever remain a mystery. We will never know all that we expect to know. We will never understand all that … Continue reading To Know Or Not To Know
Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow
At any given moment the space we occupy in our head, heart and environment can change shape. At any given moment we can be forced outside the comfort zone we have worked hard to mold. Our lives are not predictable. Things change...some over time and others in an instant. Circumstances and surroundings change. Where we … Continue reading Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow
The Policy Of Honesty
The grey area that sits between reality and imagination, truth and lies, dreams and practicality conceals a trap that waits for us all. It's the trap of honesty. It's altogether possible to fool ourselves some of the time...to convince ourselves that a blatant wrong is a potential right. We may go down that path with … Continue reading The Policy Of Honesty
No Bliss In Ignorance
That which is most obvious can often be overlooked. The forest can easily be hidden by the trees. We can get so close to something that it is no longer seen. Life is lived at a frenetic pace and so many things demand our attention. There is so much noise surrounding us that it's not … Continue reading No Bliss In Ignorance
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