The Habit Poem I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
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You have to scratch where people itch. Have you ever been asked to scratch someone’s back. You start to scratch and then they say a little to the left, up a bit, down a bit then the words ‘ahh’ drift out. You know that you have found the spot. When […]
I almost overlooked it. There it was, a small little camellia flower. Deep pink, just beginning to burst out of its green cocoon. I had almost walked passed it without noticing its gift to me. While I was busy pruning and looking at some straggly looking shrubs, I saw this […]
Inviting your ‘Yes’ to be ‘YES’ encourages your ‘No’ to be ‘NO’. Some boundaries are easy to defend with the word ‘No’ whilst other boundaries you feel like they get walked over all the time. The other day I was offered a piece of very yummy looking chocolate cake. I […]
To-Do lists can be too much, but a Can-Do list can give us hope, so build a can-do list today. Are you superhuman? I’m not, and having multiple plates spinning at one time can create a lot of tension and stress in my life. I remember as a kid watching someone […]
For me it was a lifting of the fog, a clarity to my thoughts, a sense of being pulled out of a quagmire. Medication Could Be Gods Healing Gift For You Those little pills have slowly helped me to think more clearly without the gloomy shadow of darkness hanging around […]
New? Find out more about me or subscribe to site updates via RSS feed, or email by clicking on the yellow book to your right and get a free eBook on Depression. Thanks for visiting! My shoulder muscles are sore, and so they should be. Yesterday I spent the day […]
Over the past week I have noticed in this end of the year period a new Facebook type of post – ‘My Year’. In this post the Facebook friend has selected highlights and photos from the years journey to tell the story of ‘My Year’ I have looked at some […]
This week I put this image out through my Social Media channels I have been increasing my use of images to get my message across. I like working with images, they can convey so many different ideas all at once. One of my highlights this year was guest posting on Jeff Goins […]
We’ve made justice too small. Within the word and the way we use it we have the correct and general understanding of things made right. We speak about ‘leaving wrongs done’ to God, for he will ‘make things right’ and we are correct. It is part of what enables […]
Grace. I need some and probably you do as well. It’s a gift you can give yourself. A dose of kindness. You probably have standards and expectations of yourself that you never seem quite able to achieve. Or maybe others have them for you and remind you of your failings. […]
Social Media is a great way of connecting with people and sharing content. There is so much creativity out there and Social Media provides a great outlet for such creativity. There is however a dark side, a shadow, a hidden side to this wonderful new information service. My wife […]
Earthly popularity wins no angel points with God. I like to be liked. I like to be well thought of, admired and respected. In the Social Media world we can even measure the amount of popularity or influence a person has. The techies have a measuring tool called Klout. I […]
I am angry. I am so angry that I am going to take up arms and … This is not a normal feeling for me, or perhaps it is and I have been too P.C. (pastorally correct) to embrace it. What am I angry about? Let me turn that back […]
Nasty stuff. It was flying at me in all directions with the fragile weather vane of my emotions drooping under the torrent. Ever been there? Sure you have. Bullies abound from school yard to head office. Now we have the internet and other forms of communication that can enable […]
Do you hate greasy dishes? They frustrate me. You have hot water with detergent in the water, you wash that pot or plastic container from the Indian takeaway, and out it comes with a smear of grease. So what do you? Well, you get the detergent bottle and squirt a […]
I’m not ‘simple’, I just like to keep things simple. Do you? Complexity baffles me, frustrates me and adds to the resistance to achieve goals. I like to keep things simple. I’m not alone in this as I read the story of Daniel and the goal he set of not […]
Saying the word ‘Goal’ can bring a trigger for a flood of nervous anxiety. Your mind quickly remembers all those failed goals and the negative feelings around them. As a former Mental Health Support Worker I can well remember the many conversations I had with people I was supporting who […]
Revulsion. My stomach turned but so did my heart. I looked at the pictures, and I was revolted. I am not going to share the image with you or even describe it. I do want to ask you, though, if there is anything that just triggers a feeling of revulsion. […]
It moved me. The other night I watched the movie ‘Lincoln’ and even though I am not an American and I don’t have a great understanding of American history, there was one particular scene right at the start that spoke volumes to me. Abraham Lincoln was with his Union […]