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Flexibility of thoughts

"Flexibility is the key to stability."  John Wooden Flexibility of thoughts is not an easy task.  Too often, people have entrenched thought patterns and rules, not only for themselves but...
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Funding options to access counselling

“Personal finance involves numbers, graphs and logic, right? Yes and no. It does include all those things, but it includes so much more. Money and personal finance tend to be...
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Perception of value

Everyone thinks I'm a nice guy, which is not a bad way to be perceived.  Matthew Morrison How we value things is really interesting and what constitutes value also adds...
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Cost/Benefits

“A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest...
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Keeping well #2

"The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow."  Robert Tew Keeping well is an artform and for me this includes self-care.  I gave a chat to...
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Checking the evidence

“A question of proof. That's a good title for a detective story, if you ever write one.”  Nicholas Blake This quote reminds me of fact checking the stories that we...
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Local or out of region #2

“It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.”   Isabel Wilkerson I try to buy locally when I can, however, sometimes it is...
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Supports

“You can’t achieve anything entirely by yourself. There’s a support system that is a basic requirement of human existence. To be happy and successful on earth, you just have to...
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Being active in the change process

"I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting...
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Teamwork

“We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.” Rania Al-Abdullah This week’s discussion is around team work and just as it takes a village to raise a...
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Finding or remembering your why.

"True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller Why do you do what you do?  Do you remember what led you to...
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The change process

"You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone." Roy T. Bennett I was talking to someone...