In times of change and challenge we are encouraged to be resilient...to bounce back to our pre-existing state of mind after enduring the torment of circumstances and situations so often beyond our control. Resilient people are seen as tough and steadfast, examples to us all. It's a quality many lack but covet. The reality is … Continue reading The Big Bounce Back →

The very best of efforts can sometimes produce the least desirable results. There are many times when we simply fail to get what we want. The goal is impossible to reach if circumstances move the goalposts mid-way through the exercise. There is nothing quite as frustrating as reaching a predetermined end to discover that the … Continue reading Hope Springs Internal →

Mental well-being is dependent on a regular balance between the head, the heart and the gut. The gut is all about snap reactions, the head takes care of rationality and commonsense while emotions come from the heart. Rarely is the desired balance more upset and challenged than when a loved one dies. It's at those … Continue reading Love, Loss And Life →

We all have a tendency to hear what we want to hear and disregard the rest. There are things we are prepared to accept and others we will oppose. At the heart of it sits our individual appetite for truth and the undeniable reality that truth is often painful. That appetite varies according to time … Continue reading Possible, probable, proven →

No life is perfect. We are all challenged by difficult times and situations. It's how we deal with what we have and what we encounter that shapes us as a person. But the way we react to those around us is directed by the way we react to the person we are. What we say … Continue reading The Real Deal Reveal →

So sophisticated and intrusive has communication become that we can run but it's no longer possible to hide. The problem is that we crave the connection that drives us to distraction. The need to know has become an addiction. We all suffer from the fear of missing out. Knowledge may well be strength but the … Continue reading The Connection Addiction →

Most of us are fully aware of our own short-comings. We know our weaknesses. Our failing are obvious to us. We would all like to be better people...kinder, more patient, more loveable, happier. But we seek to lay blame for our circumstances on our environment and that's a common failing. If only our situation was … Continue reading Upside, Downside, Inside →

While there's some comfort to be drawn from the belief that a problem shared is a problem halved, it's also true that half a problem can still be a considerable strain on a person's mental well-being. Many of us have a tendency to hold our problems close ignoring the fact that ownership is onerous and … Continue reading The Who That We Are →

Both the most obvious and most challenging aspects of the here and now is that the place is here and the time is now. This is no time for regrets and not the place for planning. The moment is now and we are in the moment and that demands action. Avoidance is not the answer … Continue reading The Anxiety Of Reality →

So much time is spent looking for answers that we run the very real risk of forgetting what the questions were in the first place. We can get caught up in the pursuit to the point where we are longer longer enjoying the race. It takes constant and concentrated effort to avoid being distracted by … Continue reading The Vital Next Breath →