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 →

Guilt is a burden most people carry to a greater or lesser degree. It's the feeling we are left with when we realise something we did or said could have been done or said better. The problem with guilt is that it's associated with the then and there but clings to us in the here … Continue reading Today Is The Day →

External distractions and challenges result in internal turmoil. We all struggle with the issues we choose to take on board and others that are forced upon us. It's not always easy living in a community. It can be difficult being part of a family. For some the struggle is far more intense. They are the … Continue reading The Peace Within →

While it's important to talk it's just as important to find someone who will listen. When both are put together they make one of the most significant weapons in the fight against mental illness. When we refuse to acknowledge our emotions and insist on packing away our problems we are contributing to a growing weight … Continue reading Sharing, Caring, Comparing →

It's not what life throws at us that defines our joy and satisfaction. Nor is it the balance between the good things and the bad things in our lives. It's all about coping. Specifically it's all about stress management. It's about what we do with what we have, where we are and who we are. … Continue reading The Comfort Of Coping →