My parents have a beautiful dining set, older than I am. A large table, that can extend, with six very comfortable chairs. Whenever we would have visitors and we exceeded the six-chair variation – my mom would pull out the infamous Broken Chair. The broken chair is not broken per say and it metaphorically refers… Read more

“First thought of the morning, last worry of the night – your Goliath dominates your day and infiltrates your joy.”― Max Lucado had a bit of a rough Wednesday last week. I woke up knowing what we were going to do and thought I had the day figured out. We had an underground system failure inspection,… Read more

“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things” – Henry Ward Beecher I love the idea of sandcastles on a beach. The majority of beach goers play around with basic castles and every now and again you would find a magnificent art piece built by someone. I daydream… Read more

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection… Read more

External validation easily explained, is to get the approval or the recognition from others, to determine its truth or accuracy. We all have things in our life that we need external validation for. Whether it’s from friends and family, or at work. As human beings, we would like to know that we are on the… Read more

“I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now – unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.” Ken Keyes, Jr. The first time I was actually consciously aware of how quickly time can pass, was the year I turned… Read more

“If you choose to not deal with an issue, then you give up your right of control over the issue, and it will select the path of least resistance.” Susan Del Gatto One of the most anticipated decisions in life is when a parent tell their toddler “no”, and you watch how the mechanics in… Read more

“Correctly identifying a negative emotion takes the brain out of fight-or-flight mode and into problem-solving mode, out of tension, anger and confusion and into ease, calm and clarity.” – Sam Owen The intellectuals who know a little bit of human behaviour, put people into three different categories when one is faced with high stress and… Read more

“We’re either making good habits or bad habits. We’re either training our minds to be unfocused and unhappy, or we’re training them to find peace and happiness within.”― Todd Perelmuter One of the benefits of not working in a city is the numerous animals that frequent our workplace. My current employment, has some extraordinary visitors. Or… Read more

“Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.” Brenda Shoshanna I’ve been colouring my hair red since August of 2013. The reason I started, was purely because a friend said it would look good and I was in the mood for something… Read more