Many times, small decisions can have big consequences. Living without understanding, moving beyond boundaries, operating without knowing the truth, making choices without conviction – all can get you into trouble. Up front and out loud, let me get straight to the point – Look before you leap! Watch your step! Guard your heart! There, enough [...]
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Foundational Suicide
Are you slowly committing “foundational suicide”? Are there cracks in your structure? Are you trying to stand on quicksand? Is it that for all of the struggling and fighting, you just keep sinking deeper? Are you looking for solace, safety, security and relief from the hardships that you’re facing? Well, there is hope. Whatever your [...]
7 – Are You a Passive Victim?
In my previous post, entitled “Being a Victim”, I listed what I believe to be the three kinds of victims and went on to explain the first – the “ignorant” victim. In this post, I’ll continue by explaining the second kind of victim: A Passive Victim – is someone who knowingly or willingly suffers from [...]
6 – Being a Victim
In Post # 4, I briefly touched on the issue of being the “victim”. I’d like to elaborate a bit more on this, because it plays (what I believe) a crucial role in the overall emotional, mental, spiritual and even physical well-being of an individual. As far as I can see it, if victimization is [...]
5 – Is Your Life Yours . . .
or, is it somebody else’s? Remember, in order to get your ship moving in the right direction, you have to be in control (standing at the helm, with your hands on the wheel). Many of us are passive observers of our own lives, hanging out in the lounge of our ship, taking no control or [...]
2 – Hands on Wheel – Now What?
Ok, so let’s take things a bit further. I know we talk about taking baby steps when we’re doing something difficult and trying to go from point A to point B. But, this is your life we’re talking about. It’s the only one you have and you had better make the best of it, otherwise, [...]
1 – Aimless in the Fog of Frustration . . .
It seems these days that a lot of people are existing in a state of perpetual frustration – always wanting to be in a different place (or for circumstances to change), but rarely seem to get there. Here are some examples: “Why can’t I lose weight?” “Why am I depressed?” “How come I never have [...]
