Finding Yourself – Is Unlike Other Journeys

“Unlike many other journeys, when it comes to finding self and matters of the heart you’ll swiftly find yourself lost if you follow someone else’s path.” – Rasheed Ogunlaru, Coach – Speaker – Author   Finding yourself is unlike other journeys. Other journeys are external pursuits. You go here and you go there. The journey of…

Positive Thinking – is it Always a Good Thing? Part 1 of 4

Our lives seem to be full of contradictions!  On the one hand we’re bombarded by news that is often negative and full of doom and gloom, while on the other we’re encouraged to be positive, smile and avoid negative thoughts for the sake of our health. So what’s the answer?! Well, first of all let’s…

The Questioning Mind

The mind is always questioning and seeking clarity and to a certain extent this is useful and does bring clarity, but when the questions start being deeper and more complex then the mind simply cannot cope. When this happens, the mind starts spinning and finding ways to drag in a lot of emotions and feelings,…

Find Your ‘Ness’

I am blessed to be surrounded by birdsong almost all the time. It wakes me up in the morning, keeps me company throughout the day and reminds me it’s time to stop in the evening! Of course, the birds are just doing what comes naturally and have no idea that they play such an important…

Chaos to Calm: Stress Is A Myth

Indulge me for a moment…suppose stress IS a myth? Suppose we created the entity of “stress” so that society had something to blame for the dis-ease of the world: headaches, heart disease, nervous breakdowns, insomnia, anxiety…? These are real afflictions, make no mistake. These are not “it’s all in your head” conditions. However, I found…

Grateful for My Mother

There are times when you are down and out, and have nowhere to go, and then your mother shows up. This is one of those times. I’m still in the hills of Oakland, California, writing the beginning pieces of what is later to become my novel, and then my mother visits. I’ve been in pain…

Guidance

What do you do when life presents you with an opportunity that seems too good to be true? Do you run away as fast as you can, convinced it must be some kind of scam? Or, do you seize it with both hands and run with it to where ever it may take you? I…