There are some things we want to remember...incidents that changed our life in a positive way...individuals who have had a profound effect on the person we are today. At the same time there are some things we prefer not to recall...setbacks and sadness; pain and suffering. The inescapable truth is that we are the product … Continue reading Past, Present And Personal →

Living our best life means coping with our worst moments...again and again. Along the way we pick up skills that help us to make sense of those things that are happening in us, through us and around us. When it comes to psychological survival, what works for one person may not work for another. We … Continue reading Coping Not Hoping →

Change should never be made for nothing more than the sake of change. Swapping the familiar for the uncertain is a serious step to take. The known can be far more comfortable and far less challenging than the unknown. But therein lies a quandary. There can be no growth without change. It takes an alteration … Continue reading What If I Modify? →

It's not only what we say but how we say it. It's not only what we do but how we do it. There can be a credibility gap between intent and execution. Many an unanticipated misstep can be made between thought and action. Misunderstanding can result in division and misery. Words and actions can be … Continue reading Think. Say. Do. →

It is incumbent on us all to live our best life. We owe it to ourselves to make the most of the time we have available. Given that we are denied certainty when it comes to the issue of the total number of the days of our lives each day is precious and should be … Continue reading Good, Better, Best →

It's rare that we can draw any satisfaction from being wrong. Error generally equates to failure. We prefer to be right. It can sometimes be character building to be proven wrong. More likely though that it can be soul destroying. We all make mistakes...a miss call, a miss calculation, a miss step...all can lead to … Continue reading Blues Clues Confuse →

Living in the moment does not involve a time or mind swap. Being present is not forgetting the past nor ignoring the future. Being here and now is, however, all about maximising the time that we have...dealing with what is rather than struggling with what was or worrying about what will be. What is should … Continue reading Now Is This Moment →

There are times in our life when the pathway that links where we are to where we want to be is clearly defined. We can step forward with confidence. We know what we want and we know what we have to do to get it. These are the times that we should step back, observe … Continue reading Enough Said, Enough Done →

The good news is that there are answers to life's questions. There is nothing new under the sun. As time marches on we encounter variations on themes. But what may be new to us has already been faced and resolved by someone somewhere at some point in time. The most confounding truth is that we … Continue reading On The Knows →