It's important to have goals...something to work towards...to plan for...something to keep us inspired. Without inspiration we can stall. It's not enough to have a plan to make a plan. We sell ourselves short when we fail to take advantage of the opportunities that are around us. There are times when we will have to … Continue reading Good For The Goal →

It's possible that those around us who live like there's no tomorrow may know something we don't. But while it's vital that we make the effort to be in the moment, that we do our bit to make today count, we must also acknowledge the fact that tomorrow will be a new day and certain … Continue reading Enough Is Enough →

We draw inspiration from those around us. We find motivation within us. The two in combination are a powerful force. The former comes from observation. The latter from activation. What we see and hear is of little real value to us if we choose to ignore it. It's altogether possible to go through life with … Continue reading Outside, Inside, Us →

Our past will either delight or distress us, sometimes in equal measure. Regardless, we need our memories. We need to remember where we have been to better understand where were are and where we are headed. We all have made decisions we have later regretted. There are things we are desperate to forget. There are … Continue reading Keeping Past Present →

Today can be a very good day or today can be a very bad day. A lot depends on circumstance. A whole lot more depends on choice. Where we are now has a direct link to what we did then. We are generally the sum total of decisions made in the time leading up to … Continue reading Choice Cuts Close →

In a world jam-packed with distraction and distress, never has there been a greater need for connectivity. We need to know we are not alone. We need the assurance that there are others out there of like mind. We need to know we are part of something. But meeting that need starts with the individual. … Continue reading Giving To Good →

We all have memories...snippets of the past that we hold inside ourselves...reminders of times, experiences and people often no longer with us or now out of reach. We all forget far more than we remember. Despite being there at the time, feeling the elation or the pain, given time we lose track of so much … Continue reading Now Is The Moment →

We live in a world and at a time where it is becoming increasingly difficult to believe a lot of what we are hearing and accept and understand a lot of what we are seeing. Confusion is being spread by those we should be expected to trust, uncertainty muddles our thinking and future plans have … Continue reading Strive To Survive →

In a world where fear and frustration continually assail our mental wellbeing conversation is key. Left alone with our thoughts we run the risk of losing perspective. When the only voice we are unable to turn off is the one inside our head we can find ourselves being drawn to dark places. And still the … Continue reading Talking And Hearing →

Too many of us check the instructions after the failure of a project. Too many of us refer to the directions only after we have lost our way. One of the greatest challenges faced by society is the belief we have in our own capacity to survive and prosper as individuals. But it's not by … Continue reading Better Now Than Then →