I am currently doing two things I really love — reinventing myself and collaborating with a like-spirited person. Over the past eight months, my dear friend, Chris, and I met once a week in a self-designed discovery process. Its purpose…
When I was leaving my 30s and entering the journey through mid-life, I remember feeling great uncertainty as I pondered what my life purpose was, what brought me joy and how I would find these answers. A good friend and…
Be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi When Gandhi spoke these words to the world, he was encouraging us to choose a path of wisdom as opposed to a path of fear. In his interpretation…
It is my experience that whenever I set out to change some aspect of myself, whether behaviour, belief or being, my awareness of my behaviour is just the first step in my transformation process. Although I am inspired by my…
Not so long ago, a friend struggling in his relationship with his significant other asked me “How do I know if it is time to leave a relationship or to stay?” An obvious answer to his question would be “Leave…
In the past year, I wrote three blogs on the subject of anger — The Rage of Oppression, A Cycle of Extremes, What We Don’t Know About It — evidence alone of anger’s social and global significance. Unfortunately, as a…
Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are. Are you from the school of thought that espouses non-judgment when interacting with others? If so, you likely have come to this choice because, at least…
Five years ago, my regular dentist sent me to a gum disease specialist (periodontist) because of an open sore on my upper gum. The periodontist took x-rays and determined that deep gum pockets holding bacteria around my back molars were…
If you have any doubts regarding the intimate link between mind, body and spirit, then consider these facts: People living with a serious mental illness are at higher risk of experiencing a wide range of chronic physical conditions. Conversely, people living…
In 2013, a World Health Organization’s (WHO) study claimed Monaco to be where men (85.3 years) and women (87.2 years) have the longest life expectancy. In contrast and due in large part to its poverty, Sierra Leone’s life expectancy is…
When we are in conflict with others, often our default pattern of reaction tethers us into a repetitive cycle of withdrawal-frustration-rage. The pervasiveness of this unhealthy reaction pattern is evidenced across a multitude of situations — • Beating and sexually…
Across cultural and racial differences, humans still share more in common with each other than differences. If you need proof of such common ground, then consider this universal response pattern habituated by most people when they experience anger—first comes withdrawal,…
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