This worsening drought that we are experiencing throughout the country is harrowing. People and animals are suffering. Many times, I see that the small things do count. They can make the difference between folks crumbling under the sheer weight of stress or seeing a flicker of hope that tomorrow could …
Thankfully, when I am thrown a curve ball these days, it is usually a minor interruption to my plans. Over the years I have learned how to manage these curve balls of life. Yes, over years; I was not one to learn and implement that learning in a short …
I have been noticing that there are so many people that appear to be constantly rushing from one place to another, one errand to another, one thought to another. This is not only unhelpful for one’s wellbeing to be in such an elevated state of urgency, it is also unpleasant …
I have had some dark hours in recent weeks. Before I continue, I am not sharing this in the vein of ‘woe is me’; rather as honesty, being true to myself and open about a part of me that I do not usually reveal. Certainly over my lifetime there have …
In the lead up to Christmas I was dealing with some pretty stressful matters not related to Christmas. It took its toll on me and it was beneficial to ease back on the throttle a fair bit over recent days. Hence why I have not been writing or sharing very …
I consider myself to be a reasonably patient and tolerant person under most circumstances. Some folks have told me that I have more patience than they could summons. I suppose it all depends on the situation and the person. Yesterday, there was a scheduled electrical maintenance/repair to occur at my …
Have you ever been in a situation where you are dealing with a tricky person on an ongoing basis? The person who you have a close relationship with, like your boss, a relative or a friend and no matter how much you participate in the relationship, it just doesn’t work. …
Resilience is said to be the ability to and process of adapting to one’s circumstances and bounce back from the adversity, trauma, tragedy or stresses. With this said, it would seem that we are almost always in a state of resilience. Most commonly would be the everyday stresses we deal …
Those of you, who personally know me well, know of late that I have become passionate about nutritional therapy for optimal wellness. Now I can acknowledge right here, right now, that I can get quite absorbed in this topic. And with a smile and a chuckle to myself, I hear …
