A Prayer for Hope

A Prayer for Hope

Dear God, I come to you today in this time of prayer to firstly thank you for the many gifts you have provided. To thank you for instilling within me a thoughtful mind, placing me around inspiring people and continually supporting me whilst I grow. As I continue through my day, I have one thing…

Positive Experiences – Mark Manson

Positive Experiences – Mark Manson

The Promise of Positive Thinking Positive thinking will drive you to places you never thought possible. Positive thinking about your potential, about other’s thoughts of you, and about the the potential for your current situation to turn around. Your thoughts create your reality, so why not create a positive reality? It seems simple right?…think positively…

The Doubt to Fuel the Fire

The Doubt to Fuel the Fire

When things are going well and you sense yourself gaining some positive momentum, there will always be those doubts that fill your mind. It’s just a given, you’ll be confronted with past mistakes, question your own self worth and worry about what others think from time-to-time. These thoughts will resurface whether we want them to…

The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting

The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting

If you have all these grand ambitions and visions of yourself in the future, you must get them out. They are your purpose in life. If you never work on them and build them up for the world to see, nobody will ever see them. Only YOU are capable of making a unique mark on…

You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself

You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself

Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time said, “Limits, just like fears, are often just an illusion.” What can we draw from this statement? It packs in a lot of messages and it also encourages us to develop our self awareness. What I believe Michael was trying to express is that we…

What If We Never Quit?

What If We Never Quit?

What if we never quit on the things that really mattered? What would it mean for who we are now or who we could be in the future? It would mean a stronger will power and a more decisive attitude. When we don’t quit it’s because we care about what we’re working towards and anything…

Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)

Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)

I made a post last year emphasising the importance of acceptance on a day such as today. Acceptance of the fact that you are where you need to be and the realisation that you having everything you need right now. Feelings of loneliness might be challenging to face, but they should empower you – not…

The Pursuit For Positive Experience Is Actually A Negative Experience

The Pursuit For Positive Experience Is Actually A Negative Experience

A tricky statement, sometimes a bit confusing and convoluted but it’s actually quite true. What it means is this – the fact that we believe we always need more, want more and deserve more makes us unappreciative of who we are now. To ourselves we will never be enough because we’re not satisfied with our…

You Are Not The Mistakes Of Your Past

You Are Not The Mistakes Of Your Past

You are not the mistakes of your past – you are the lessons and capabilities you have gained from them. Be at peace with yourself – intimately, wholesomely and lovingly. Don’t let the mistakes of your past dictate who you are now or in the future because it has no bearing. Break free from it’s…

If Only We Could Turn Back Time

If Only We Could Turn Back Time

If only we could turn back time, would we change the things of our past or let them be as they are? Does time moving forward signify that we can’t go back to the better days that we believe are behind us? It’s nice sometimes to speculate about going back in time to improve things…

Keeping Your Mental Health In Check During the Christmas Period

Keeping Your Mental Health In Check During the Christmas Period

As it happens, one of the most beautiful and spirited times of the year can also be one of the hardest and most challenging for some. Whether spending it without a loved one for the first time, or broken hearted, alienated and alone – it can all be quite difficult. I’m speaking from a vantage…