“‘I can’t see a way through’ said the boy. ‘Can you see your next step?’ ‘Yes’ ‘Just take that’ said the horse” ~ The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. The path of life is often unclear. The road ahead uncertain. Much like in a snow storm. “If only it…
We can all be better as individuals. Many people think that they need to be 100% better. They are motivated and excited to make these big changes and have a burning desire to achieve their ideal vision today! That’s great! But what always seems to happen? Failure. People realize that what they want to achieve…
Why do we care about pain? Because pain can cause suffering. But does all pain lead to suffering? No. For example: We stubbed our toe hard. We might yell a few profanities, immediately sit down and begin nursing the toe like a baby that is crying. Do we actually cry in this situation? Not usually….
I have recently discovered a book by James Clear called, “Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones”. I do not get paid by him at the time of this writing. However I found his book illuminating and wanted to share my learned lessons and hopefully inspire you…
It’s better to have tried and failed, than to never have tried at all. You may remember that quote more accurately as, “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. No matter what we do in life, failure awaits each and every one of us….
Joy seems elusive. There is certainly a lot going on in the world. And we are often bombarded with the negative happenings of the world. Turn on the news, what do you often see? From world news to local news, we often find negative information with a spritz of positivity to break up the monotony….
Depression seems inescapable. A feeling that truly crushes the spirit and somehow causes you to forget why you were placed on this Earth. Why were you placed on this Earth? Is it to experience depression? Or perhaps anxiety? The answer is No. Nobody on this beautiful Earth was born onto it to be anything less…
The truth is that you know everything you need to know for any new variant such as Omicron. This might be our first rodeo with a pandemic, but it has gone on for a long time with intermissions. So we know exactly what to do with each new wave. That is to say, the usual…
Every visit to the Doctor’s office always includes 2 measurements. They measure your height and weight. We don’t even think about it or question the activity. We’ve known that “this is how it’s done” since our parents took us to the Doctor as children. And now the habit is ingrained within our minds. The height…
You go to bed one night feeling just a little bit more tired than usual. You might not think much of it. Maybe the day was just extra busy. So you decide that a good night’s sleep will do you some good. The next morning hits you like a ton of bricks! Stuffy nose, the…