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 […]
Want to change? Most people want to change without having to do the work. Give me the pill, wave the magic wand, say ‘abra ka dabra’ and then everything changes. I don’t believe that Mental Health miracles happen overnight. Change and recovery take work and time. In those that do make […]
Helping someone who is suicidal? You’re worried, fearful, but there are things you can do. Learning this 6 keys will help. Suicidal thoughts, feelings, and a desire to die can become overwhelmingly strong. But you can help people to move through this. You can learn how to help. They reach […]
Sometimes my thinking feels like it’s in a traffic jam. An impatient traffic jam. Journaling can unclutter mental health confusion. Horns tooting, temperatures are rising, gridlock. Just too many neurons are firing off! One of my favorite artists, Bruce Cockburn, captures it well in his song Five Fifty-One Knots in […]
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 […]
It was a shadow, in the background, going unnoticed. It was a Shadow of Light. Weird really, but a shadow it was. You couldn’t touch it but it was surely there. Light normally fills a the dark room, creating the shadows, but this was different. It was a Shadow […]
Between Here and There I am waiting -for what? To be there, not here, To be somewhere else; To have that, not this, For ‘this’ to be over; For then, not now, To have tomorrow, today. I am waiting for The pain to be gone and My future certain; […]
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 […]
‘This is going straight into the pool room’. We all need a place to put our encouragements. Where is yours? Classic Australian comedy and especially loved by us Kiwis watching our ‘across the ditch’ neighbours making fun of themselves. All of Dad’s most prized possessions are in the Pool Room. […]