Coming to a realisation that I need to change Thought for the Day: When the lives we lead seem fruitless, start by looking inward at what you need to change about yourself. It has been a hard start to the year for me. New job, new habits, old habits still…

Go easy on yourself It is easy to say, “lighten up” or “go easy on yourself”, but another thing to do it. In the end “some things do take time” to both understand fully, see the benefits of doing it and actually doing it. Are you your worst critic, do…

Does it help our ongoing conversations? — I have been writing now for quite a long time, though only for a year on Medium. I have never done it for the money, which is good seeing as I have never made more than $1 a month since I started on Medium. This isn’t about me making a…

Making life choices — I heard the title of this article on a TV show in the UK, where they followed what happed in an Emergency Room (A&E) for 24 hours. There was tragedy, pain, sorrow, smiles, love, memories created and shared. …

The only true way to understand them — “Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of their personality” (Victor E. Frankl — Man’s Search for Meaning) I love this quote. It comes from a man who spent his childhood in a WW2 concentration camp, who suffered much physically and mentally, who…

Find a purpose in yours — Each of us has a definite purpose. The reason we exist. We may not know what it is yet, but we have one. Our destiny is ours alone. Life happens, but we need to find the purpose in ours. All too often we may be drawn to worldly things, worldly…

Looking through different lenses — Hey, how are things with you? You doing OK? What’s been happening with you? Are you winning at life? Are you being successful? Such loaded questions. At times I dread being asked them. …

Make space for it in your life — There are many things that will deter us from our chosen path. The unexplained, the unexpected challenges of life. They are not merely obstacles to be navigated, but true learning experiences. We all carry the battle scars of these. They can be really painful times, but later we may see…

Don’t hold back now — At the end of the day, an Angel taps you on your shoulder and says “This was your last day on Earth”. Do you smile and think, “Great, I made the most of today, of my life”? Did you grasp every opportunity that presented itself? Did you smile at the…