I Choose Peace Always And Forever

January 6, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I choose peace now and forever for many reasons. For one – it’s the only way. Without peace we are not whole. We are torn and pulled into unnecessary conflict and upheaval. Without peace we have dissolution, chaos and destruction. Without peace we are lost in the abyss of fear, struggle, pain, and weakness. These […]

2017 Excited and Disheartened

January 4, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

2017 Excited and Disheartened is how I’m starting off.2017 is off to a bit of a slow start perhaps because of the Mercury retrograde. While anticipation of a new year had been building, to my surprise that anticipation has been overtaken by a grave sense of solemness of what is to come.It’s truly a new […]

In Pursuit of Happiness – It’s What We All Want

November 4, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s our quiet and for some not so quiet pursuits of happiness that have me thinking.It really does cut to the core of what we want, who we are, how we were raised and our genes even according to science. While many people when asked are on a quest for happiness and will try any […]

Mind Training For Happiness

September 13, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Mind training for happiness the Dalai Lama says is the most important path we should be seeking. I’m revisiting a former read, ‘The Art of Happiness’ by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler. Much like so many great books I’ve read the second time around it seems to offer insights deeper and much more vast […]

Here’s To A – Happy New You

January 1, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Rather than wishing a Happy New Year I find it befitting to be wishing a Happy New You, me included. After all the New Year is always loaded with resolutions, aims, goals, possibilities, hopes and aspirations. My resolution for the year is to be a “Happy New Me,” to the best of my abilities. While […]

Am I Just Dreaming?

November 11, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Is it farfetched to think of a beautiful place with only loving people? What would this look like? Perhaps it is beyond my wildest dreams. A place where there still might be pain and life’s struggles, but everyone there has learned to cope in a way that does not leave them angry or bitter taking […]