“Hunkering down at home, keeping physically distant and especially wearing your mask have emphasized keeping apart from everyone else.  This physical separation is unfortunately translating into a psychological separation which further alienates you from another. Lack of physical contact whether with a smile or handshake, face-to-face acknowledgement or even noticing someone is nearby all erode the essence of us being part of a whole.  More...

“What to do? What to do?” Like the Mad Hatter, you may be feeling pulled in all directions. So many good causes needing your support…big or small, they all claim urgency and the right to be at the top of your list of priorities.  It’s enough to make you want to retreat and not emerge until “it’s all over”.  Of course, the latter although attractive is not realistic. Though bombarded, take a breath and choose one – just one that resonates with...

“Sometimes it’s difficult to listen to someone who’s saying something you don’t agree with or don’t like. In these stressful times, your emotions are even more sensitive to opinions that trigger you. It takes courage to listen to without interrupting or shutting down another’s opinion.  Listening like this is the moment you get to eye the Truth – not their truth or your truth but the Truth.  In your willingness to be open, you leave biases...

“Where is your sanctuary? Buried in a romance novel, in a bath filled with bubbles, on a path by the river or the latest installment of The Walking Dead? Walking along the beach, hiking in the woods, baking a favourite dessert or skyping with your friend? Practising the piano, listening to a classical piece, painting up a storm or painting the bedroom wall? Retreating into silence, humbled in prayer, taking off in the car, sipping that first...

“Using present-day parameters to solve present circumstances will not move you beyond what is present reality. If the world is to change, then your thinking must evolve beyond perceived reality to the improbable and impossible.  Only then will what you are experiencing undergo the transformation, you are hoping for. As Gandhi said: “Be the change, you want to see.”  Such a big step for a small you. See yourself as big and this step will become...

“Are you giving up when you realize a goal is no longer attainable? Are you giving up when someone else chooses another path? Are you giving up when your values no longer align with the work you are doing? Are you giving up when your anger does not help the situation? Are you giving up when someone else offers to help out? Are you giving up when you stop to consider the consequences of your actions? Are you giving up on yourself when you want...