Self-mastery is self-management. Confidence is #1 and the most desired state. Emotions are a driving force and we either direct them or they direct our perspective. So how we choose to think defines our success on all levels and in any situation – business, personal or social. Our thinking always telegraphs itself through our demeanor, facial…
One of the greatest moments of grace in my life came to me when my baby son was in hospital for another heart surgery. His life had been touch and go with his particular problem and we were back again praying this next surgery would buy him some time till he got bigger and stronger for…
People under severe physical or emotional stress or with poor social support are more vulnerable to injury, mental imbalance and physical disorders. Caring for those of us who have more to deal with is part of a healthy community. However, many people would agree that true community is difficult to find these days. So what…
When I saw the graphic Gwyneth Paltrow posted of how much healthy food $29 would buy a person for a week, I nodded and thought, yep, a day and a half, maybe longer, is all my husband and I would get out of it. I understood that the picture was of healthy food because one of…
One of the things that concerns me the most about aging is staying physically fit in a moderate, healthy and effective way. A dual focus of that concern is keeping my arms and back in shape while strengthening my core; the first so that I do not have the dreaded “bingo wings” and the second…
I was not quite seven years old, when we moved, my mum, dad and baby brother Grant from Hayes – then on the edges of London, now swallowed up by Greater London itself – down to a little seaside town in Sussex, on the South Coast of England. Littlehampton, the town, was a great change…
A lot of people share photos of themselves, their families and their environments online. For the most part, people don’t give it a second thought, that is, until they discover their photo has been posted in a place or in a context they never intended and don’t agree with. Having your photo stolen or shared…
In my earlier years, I was a big fan of April Fools. The time and care and attention to detail that some people put into crafting and executing their sometimes enormously elaborate practical jokes were fascinating to me. Sort of like those people who go totally insane decorating their house for Christmas and create a…
One day after Angelina Jolie published a touching op-ed in the New York Times about her decision last week to have surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes, some sensationally disturbing articles are appearing in various newspapers, followed as always by even more disturbing comments. Blowback to the Angelina Effect as Experts Warn Jolie’s…
Look around you. Go on, have a good look. Perhaps you will observe a new phenomenon that has reared its head – literally. Some of us, of both genders, are embracing our silver hair. That men have done this is nothing new, terms like “silver fox,” “sophisticated,” and “refined,” have been liberally applied to silver…