We spend our entire existence being told what is expected of us...how we are to behave...where the boundaries lie...what is acceptable and what is unacceptable...what we can do and what we are forbidden from doing. While we jealously guard our independence, we understand that it is necessary to hand responsibility for much of the decision-making … Continue reading Thoughts Thought Through →

Considered omission can be every bit as damaging as willful commission when it comes to matters of the mind. The bits we choose to leave out can be as psychologically damaging as the bits we deliberately include. While it's true that - in the final analysis - what is said and done is far more … Continue reading Omit, Commit or Submit →

Adversity feeds stress and stress fuels anxiety. Anxiety - left unchecked - can confuse and disorientate. Too often it's little more than a thin line that separates control from collapse. On any one single day we can find ourselves facing either clarity or calamity and we must decide whether we will allow ourselves to cross … Continue reading The Thin Line Of Separation →

Fear and caution are linked. But so too are fear and panic. Fear urges us to consider risk. It prompts us to think about consequence and possibility. It helps us protect ourselves. Fear is the salt in our psychological diet...a little is necessary but too much can be damaging. Too much fear can result in … Continue reading The Fear Of Self →

Those who do before they think are more likely outnumbered by those who think before they do. Certainly the current state of society points to that conclusion. We live in a world where the knee-jerk reaction rules...where potential consequence is, at best, an after-thought...where response all too often has very little connection to reason. We … Continue reading A Moment In Time →

In everything we do, in everything we think and in everything we are there is always room for improvement. We can be better tomorrow than we are today...and that fact should always be seen as impetus and not impediment. So much of the confusion we face in life is because we are easily distracted. What … Continue reading Towards A Better Tomorrow →

We live in a world where, all too often, opinion is given more credibility than fact. What once was news is now commentary and the judgement of a few is presented as the consensus of many. The more we hear it the more likely we are to believe it no matter how far-fetched, obscure or … Continue reading Opinion And The Forgotten Facts →

We run the risk of being caught in a trap of our own creation; of constructing a sanctuary from which we can find no escape; of building walls that become an actual prison rather than the intended protection. There's a danger of becoming over-zealous when it comes to shielding ourselves from the sadness and pain … Continue reading Look In Or Look Out →

One of the greatest challenges we will face is discovering our reason for being. That we are here is obvious. Why we are here is a concept far more difficult to grasp. It's certainly not immediately obvious. There are those who struggle with the why. Conflicted and confused they battle the demons of uncertainty. The … Continue reading The Reason For Being →

There's comfort to be drawn from understanding that whatever it is that we experience is both a whole and a part. It's not the total. In the moment the event, the occurrence, the encounter is everything. It can not only demand our complete attention but it can drain our resources both psychological and physical. But … Continue reading Total Ellipse From The Start →