I'll Make You Happy--NOT!
FINALLY, we've had some signs of summer the last few days. Thought it might never come. What happened to global warming?
Did it make me happy?
No. I was happy despite the lousy weather, but nice days allow me to do things that I enjoy, and my doing pleasurable and active in the outdoors add to my happiness.
Get the picture? Happy is my responsibility to myself. No one else can make me happy.
I spent a life time trying to make others happy. It was impor... Read More

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Focus On Life Balance?

Each and every week my coaching coach, Dr. Randin Brons, publishes an "Idea Engineer" to provoke thought and act as a reminder as to what it is people need to work on to get the life they want and have the potential to achieve.
This week’s article was a very good one; it addresses a key issue that was missing in my life....BALANCE.
This weeks quotes are brilliant and do require a bit of thought as to what they are telling us. Godden's quote refers to an... Read More

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Differences between Grandfathers and Grandmothers

A friend, who worked away from home all week, always made a special effort with his family on the weekends.

Every Sunday morning he would take his 7-year old granddaughter out for a drive in the car for some bonding time.

Just he and his granddaughter.

One particul... Read More

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PLAYING LIFE FORWARD (and loving you)

Life moves forward whether we want it to or not. It never plays in reverse.
The past is past. Over. Finished. Our job is to move with the flow of the present. We are propelled by what went before, but we do not try to swim against the current of our present lives by regretting or yearning for old times. It is called your history!
Each day of  life recovery releases us from the past and gives us a fresh start. We can put behind us the mis... Read More

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AN EXPECTATION/PROMISE

You have decided to work hard on rebuilding a life that you are happy with. You understand the process ahead of you and realise that it will require commitment and hard work. You have set some goals. It is time to act, but you have normal fear about making big changes. Will others still like me? Will my life become boring? And more.
There is a promise I know from experience, both personal and those I've worked with; while life will not be trouble free, you wil... Read More

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