Far too much emotional energy is put into finding fault with the person we are. Blame and shame sit in the spaces that should be occupied by pride and contentment. We are who we are and we are where we are because of everything that has happened to us and through us in the past. … Continue reading A Ration Of Compassion →

Electronics may have done their bit to simplify connection but, at the same time, communication has been compromised. True communication can only be fully achieved when two people occupy the same space at the same time and make eye-to-eye contact. It's the physical proximity that makes the world of difference. It's when we are in … Continue reading The Eyes Have It →

There is much that can be worried about when taking into account the negativity happening locally, nationally and internationally. And there is much to be feared. But worry and fear do little more than erode our own mental state. Worry and fear do not improve situations. Individually and combined they weaken us to the point … Continue reading Say Yes To Life →

In the final analysis it's the who we surround ourselves with that is far more important than the what. Accepting that people are more important than goods and chattels we must also be reassured of our own self-worth. We all mean something to someone, even at our lowest point. There is value and worth in … Continue reading The Who, The What, The Why →

More often than not we face ongoing difficulty when it comes to dealing with trauma and crisis. The day of the event calls for action, the ongoing weeks and months require reaction. It's our ability to survive a setback that determines our mental stability and, ultimately, our happiness. Anything too difficult to deal with at … Continue reading We Are Enough →

Anxiety is a self-inflicted state of mind that can become controlling if not properly addressed. And one of the principal generators of anxiety is an individual's need to meet real or perceived expectations. There will always be people who need things from us whether emotional, physical or material. At the same time there will always … Continue reading Needs, Wants And Woes →

It's important to plan but far more important to be adaptable. At the very least we should expect the unexpected and work on boosting our coping mechanisms long before we have to call on them. We are all impacted by anxiety...some cope with it while others suffer because of it. Fear of future unknowns is … Continue reading The Spectrum Of Sanity →

When it comes to the vital issue of our own mental health we should be putting more effort into talking and less into thinking. It's important to expose the thoughts that are happening in the darker recesses of our own minds and hearts to the healing power of communication. Thinking gives us one perspective. And … Continue reading Caring Is Sharing →

For a long time now necessity has been hailed as the mother of invention. And I find no argument with that. But I'd like then to nominate survival as the father of re-invention. The way we negotiate our way through life is by a constant process of re-invention and, quite often, it can be so … Continue reading Be The Change →

There is something of ultimate significance that lies between the exhilaration of expectation and the desolation of disappointment. It's a little thing called life. A life well lived is a life lived between extremes. The beauty is that we get to pick our point of reference. We can decide for ourselves whether we will allow … Continue reading A Little Thing Called Life →