“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”  Gail Dever   Hold fast your dreamsWithin your heartKeep one still, secret spotWhere dreams may go, And, sheltered so,May thrive and growWhere doubt and fear … More Holding On To Dreams

  “You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.” John Green This Is it! It is about focusing on now … More This Is It!

For my daughter, who is preparing to sit her Finals this year. Winners are truly a different breed of people who believe in going far beyond what any average person will settle for. They are willing to do what others won’t and make the necessary sacrifices that it may take to get there. Believe while … More A Blueprint For Achievement

‘What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness’. Friedrich Nietzsche It is much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. Life does not stop for anybody, sometimes we just sit there and put everyone’s needs ahead of ours and think that counts as love. … More Shaping Your Life

  ‘Walking is man’s best medicine.’Hippocrates I love to walk with my dogs and enjoy to get out each day. As others drive cocooned in their cars, I walk. and emitted nothing but my breath. Walking exercises the whole person. It exercises the body – it gives the arms and legs a workout. It improves … More Joy Of Walking

  “When a person becomes their own best friend life is easier.” Life has been busy lately, and certain things have fallen by the wayside. It is at these times I am reminded about the importance of taking good care of myself….plenty of sleep. fresh nutritious food and relaxation to revive my energy and well-being … More Being Your Own Best Friend

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Alexander Pope Buddhists talk about the ‘wanting mind’ and the power of expectations to create suffering, and that is certainly true when it comes to our relationships and interactions with others. The biggest disappointments in our lives are often the result of misplaced … More Misplaced Expectations