Awakening Potentials

“The Secret” tells us we can do it.  Inspirational speakers tell us we can do it, there must be hundreds of books, if not thousands that tell us we can manifest our life. So what is your problem?  Why doesn’t it work?  There is a saying from one of the original manifesting books, written about … Continue →

  Anxiety is fear about fear.  That is to say, it is being afraid of your worst fears coming true.  Mark Twain of Tom Sawyer fame said he spent 90% of his life worrying about things that never happened.  And that is what we all do, we worry, we are afraid that our fears will … Continue →

Does the following  sound like you? Ellen, a woman in her late thirties, was in a stifling relationship. She was restless and disinterested. She wondered whether she had to accept her circumstances. Her childhood experiences with her father had... Click to read more

There is a book called Acres of Diamonds.  It is all about how a man sold everything he owned to go look for diamonds.  Turns out his farm on the Indus River had one of the most prolific sources of diamonds  yet to be  discovered.  And the farmer who sold his farm, well read the … Continue →

It is a great book, Norman Vincent Peal\'s defining writing that  has stood the test of time.  I remember when my dad gave me a copy and told me I should read it.  I did and it definitely has influenced my life.  But I have found that positive thinking is a double edged sword... Click here to read more

Did you know that it takes fire to turn iron into steel?  It is true.  And the same thing with people.  I don’t know what is happening lately, but I have been working with a number of people, including my own daughter,  who are fighting cancer. What impresses me so much with all these people … Continue →

It seems when it comes to relationships, we think that when we have found a great relationship, that that is it.  “What ever you do, don’t change…” we say to our partner.   After all, we don’t want to lose what we have, right?  Just think of all the songs on the radio, most are about … Continue →

With the temperatures at and above 30 centigrade for the last two weeks, this is a bonafide heat wave.  And yes, we must keep our fluids up, and yes, stay out of the mid-day sun. But what happens to people in the dog-days of summer?  It seems as though we just put life on hold.  … Continue →

When we think Bird Brains, we think of someone who is scattered and unfocused but in reality, Bird Brains are a lesson in persistence. Well, let me tell you about our back yard.  It borders on a park and in the tree just behind our hedge is a crow’s nest.  There is at least one … Continue →

One of my favorite movie lines is from the movie, Predator 2. Danny Glover, playing the hero cop finally kills the alien who had been terrorizing his city for the entire movie. Bruised and battered, barely able to stand up he thinks he has finally won. And then, out of the fog appear 10 more … Continue →