Living life involves the ongoing effort of looking for the balance between action and reaction. Both are needed. Without action there can be no progress, no development and little in the way of realistic expectation. Without reaction there is no way of making sense of our situation and deciding if it's the place we are … Continue reading The Challenge Of Balance →

We make decisions every day. Some are important while others are so minor they require little thought. The refusal to decide is acceptance of the mistaken belief that there will be no change. Deliberate and selective ignorance is no protection. Whatever is may not simply continue to be by virtue of the fact that we … Continue reading The Great Decide →

It's true that knowledge is power. The more we know, the stronger we can be. But knowledge is no preventative when it comes to mistakes. We can know, but still make the wrong decision. We can repeat past errors. We can be well aware of all the options and make the wrong choice. It's only … Continue reading Me, Myself, Eye To Eye →

Finding the strength, determination and focus to face new challenges can be far from easy. The alternative is deliberate ignorance and refusal. One is to fly, the other to falter. The problem is that every-day existence brings with it new challenges and a response is demanded. We can anticipate but preparation can be sketchy, unreliable … Continue reading The Time Is Now →

Love and peace is far more than a forgotten mantra from a generation now lost in the mists of time. We spend our life seeking one and craving the other in a bid to make our existence as comfortable and content as it can be. In the meantime we scramble to maintain and retain whatever … Continue reading Getting Starts With Giving →

The unpredictable lies in wait. Sooner or later the unexpected will happen. It can bring with it change in circumstance, direction or attitude. What we are, where we are and who we are can be altered in a heartbeat leaving us facing a new reality. Our changed way of being may be temporary or permanent … Continue reading Ready For Anything →

There are many times when what we expect or desire are well beyond the realms of possibility. The achievable may be believable but remains unattainable. Recognition of that fact, however, is not permission to stifle our imagination. To do so would be to restrict our thoughts and emotions. We need to think and we need … Continue reading Sinking By Thinking →

We all need a plan...an idea...an expectation...a hope. Implementation of a plan is the way we find ourselves moving from where we are to where we want to be. It's a link between the here and now and the then and there. Some people make their plan in 12-month grabs and then spend their time, … Continue reading Linking Brinking Thinking →

Accountability is expected - and often demanded - under the glare of public scrutiny. Just as we need someone to praise when things go well, we need someone to blame when things go bad. But accountability is a very private matter...one that can either be accepted or rejected. Denial can be the reaction of choice … Continue reading The Ability To Account →