Some call it intuition. To others it's commonsense. Some claim it to be insight. Another word for it is conscience. However it's labelled there is a calm, quiet voice inside us all offering guidance and direction. That voice is the accumulation of knowledge and experience. It comes from where we have been so we can … Continue reading The Voice Of Reason →

The longer we live the more we will encounter situations and circumstances that we would prefer to avoid. There are roads to be travelled, decisions to be made and relationships to be encountered. No man is an island and, try as some of us might, it's not possible to live in a vacuum. Sooner or … Continue reading The Right To Write →

Most of us have, at the very least, a vague idea of how we will live out our future. We see the days ahead through a prism of ambition, hope and expectation. But it's in the waiting for the future to arrive that fear and anxiety linger. Not knowing corrodes confidence. Uncertainty clouds judgement affecting … Continue reading The Future Feature →

Memories are important. They serve as milestones along life's journey. They remind us of the bad things and they remind us of the good things. They can both comfort and disturb. Only we can decide how we will be impacted by the thoughts generated by that which has passed. And that's a key point. The … Continue reading Blasts From The Past →

Every new day presents itself as either a challenge, an opportunity or a mix of both depending on an individual's perspective. At its extremes a new day can either be seen as a blessing or a curse. There is good and bad in every day. The outcome is what we choose to embrace and accentuate. … Continue reading Making Minutes Count →

Peace and goodwill are admirable attributes and both give us all something to aspire to. Reality, however, means that the worst in us can often block out the best in us. We know what we want but time and circumstance conspire to stymie the best of intentions and steer us away from the intended target. … Continue reading The Time Is Now →

Self care is anything but selfish. And it's a long way from self-serving or being selfcentred. The problem is that people who take more than they are prepared to give are all too ready to aim unfair and unreasonable accusations at those around them. Guilt-tripping is a tool used to sow the seeds of self-doubt. … Continue reading Keep Self Off The Shelf →

Change is not necessarily calamitous or catastrophic. More often than not change is subtle and incremental. The only certainty is that change is a reality. Who and what we were a decade ago can be vastly different to who and what we are today. What we once thought can vary greatly from what we now … Continue reading Meaning More To Me →

There's a danger in consistently trying to go above and beyond. When we continue to exceed reasonable physical and mental limits we run the risk of burning out. But then there's little but disappointment and frustration in not trying at all. The best place to be is between the two extremes. Finding that sweet spot … Continue reading Listen And Learn →

The past can be seen as either a series of milestones or a collection of millstones. The milestones point the way forward while the millstones hold us back. Living our best life means finding the balance between the two. It's impossible to be without having been but, all too often, we allow what was to … Continue reading The Problematic Past →