It was my birthday yesterday and I have to say I found it VERY hard. It was one of those days when the world seemed to be against me. However, that is the bad news! I allowed myself a little wallowing and today I said to myself
“Look, life is life. Every one of us faces problems, every one of us feels lonely. It is not what you feel, it is how you react. You can either sit back and let life’s problems define you as a person or you can stand up and say ” No, life is what you …read more

Whenever I think about grief I always come to one conclusion – that grief, bereavement, widowhood is always different for each person. I used to think that I was strange with some of the reactions that I was having, now I feel that those differences should be embraced.
As humans we are born different, we think and feel differently. I look at my mum who enjoys problems, I look at myself -born from the same genes – and I love nothing more than solutions!
Instead of seeing our different reactions as a problem maybe we should see them as just part of …read more

We all need some help in overcoming our negative thoughts and grief so each week I put together articles people send on positive thinking. The more we read, the more we understand…the more we understand the more we will hopefully grow

CG Walters presents Walking on Water: Unlearning our limitations posted at Into the Mist, saying, “Sometimes the correction for a situation is not to do something more, but primarily to stop what we have being doing; rather than learning something new, relinquish limiting information that you have acquired along the way.”

GP presents Street Talk posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on …read more

I often get asked “How do I feel better?”
Oh, I so wish that there was an easy answer and there isn’t…..but there is one thing that can make a big difference…..SMILE.
S= Smiling is wonderfully contagious…the more you smile, the more people smile at you…the more happier you feel.
M= Make sure that you smile at yourself in the mirror….look and say into the mirror “You are doing so well, you will get through this because you deserve to be happy”
I= In smiling at others, you are creating value in the world by making others feel better. Just think how you feel …read more

Worry affects your sleep, if affects your mood, it affects your help. I have even been known to worry about worrying!
Here are my 6 tips on how to stop those sleepless nights

Take Charge. Accept what you can’t change and do what you can. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just take some   action…you can always amend of neccessary.
Get to the root. Be honest to yourself about what is really causing your worry. Is it being alone – or is it actually your self confidence? You can then take charge of the actual problem.
Talk to people. A problem shared is …read more