What we think can sometime surprise and even scare us. We question the source and motivation of random thoughts that sit outside our accepted boundaries of reason and common sense. The same can be said for the things we sometimes dream. We can become unsettled by the images we see during our sleeping hours. The … Continue reading Who, How And What →

The temptation to take on tasks and responsibilities well beyond our self-perceived capacity to manage is something that should not be ignored. Too often we limit our own potential by stepping back rather than stepping forward. While there will always be prizes well beyond our reach that should not limit our attempts at achievement. It's … Continue reading Eyes On The Prize →

We have all said and done things we regret. For that reason we all seek forgiveness. Forgiveness takes away the weight of guilt. It's by unlocking from the past that we are granted the freedom to enjoy the present and move into the future. A lot of our energy can be spent on the pursuit … Continue reading Resetting The Regretting →

We are nothing if not the sum of our past. The bitter truth of life's lesson learned is that what we did and said in years gone by can have a very real impact on what we can do and say in the present. The sweet truth is that we get to choose how we … Continue reading This Day. This Moment. →

As different as we are as individuals, we have so much in common. At the top of the list of the ties that bind is the need to love and be loved. We spend our entire lives seeking connection. We bond with others at many different levels and put so much emotional energy into making … Continue reading Keeping Safe Regardless →

WE all prefer the company of people of like mind...those whose interests and beliefs are in lockstep with our own. We like to be reassured that what we are thinking and how we are acting is acceptable. We like to be liked. But in making the effort to be who we think we should according … Continue reading No Know, No Go →

In a world that pushes and pulls us in so many directions, never has self care been more necessary or more ignored. The more we lose touch with the person we are, the more we run the risk of damaging our own wellbeing. There is so much noise around us that it becomes increasingly difficult … Continue reading Care Starts With Self →

While we all exist within the one reality, it's individual perceptions of that reality that either unite or divide us. And it's when we are governed and directed solely by the reality of our own creation that we can lose both focus and direction. So much of the mental anguish we experience results from the … Continue reading Who First, Then Why →

Too many of us struggle through life feeling troubled, burdened and unhappy without making the effort to track the source of our unease. Often the problem is obvious. It's clear to us why we are feeling low. At the very least that provides us with reason and a reason can become a focus for improvement. … Continue reading Care Starts With Self →

We all make mistakes. We all have the capacity to hurt and offend. Often that can be accidental but at other times it can be quite deliberate. Relationships can be fractured or friends offended by something we say or something we do. Forgiveness is something we often seek from others. It can be key to … Continue reading Peace With The Past →