To be honest, it has taken me a lot of time, reflection and angst to write this post. It comes from a very difficult work time (way back in the past) that I now generally feel at peace with,. However, it appears that I am not so at peace with it when I sit down…

My previous blog post, How Being Grateful Made a Difference, has triggered in me a huge reflection about moods and emotions that I have decided to share here. This post isn't relevant to one particular time in my journey. Rather, it is relevant to life in general and, as such, can possibly be considered a…

On 13 January of the year that I had my self-doubt crisis, my Dad passed away. Ten weeks earlier, we had been told that a previously removed tumour, the result of a squamous cell carcinoma, had returned. It was in the forehead/eye socket area and was following a nerve towards his brain. There was nothing…

My assessment is that I am an over-thinker. More specifically, I am what an over-thinker would call an over-thinker. I liken my brain to the plant in "Little Shop of Horrors" - you know, the one who gets a little bit of flesh to eat, and then starts crying out "Feeeeed me, Seymour!", causing poor…

Sometimes, it all seemed too hard; as though I was wasting my time. Why would I ever be any different anyway? I have been like this for over 40 years. Who am I kidding, thinking I can change? What is going to happen when my coach finally realises that I am useless? And what kind…

We are continually in judgement. In our present, we use opinions that are based on our past to determine actions that create our future. We embody our opinions and they become the mould from which our responses (actions) are created. Our opinions therefore shape how we take action; that is, they provide the pre-understanding from…