Category Archives: Lessons, Mistakes & Misguided Thoughts

Hot chocolate for Christmas, cappuccino for New Year’s Eve. Wishing you all a heartwarming start!

We have all been impatient. You wouldn’t be human otherwise. What makes this particular discussion poignant is the rate of impatience that we have seems to increase as we get older, forcing us to deal with life as it comes. Certainly by the time you are my age (45) you might be ready to justContinue reading “Get On With It!”

We all know change doesn’t just happen because the calendar year rolled over. Change requires intention plus action. I think many of us get stuck trying to get through the second door, ‘action’. We mean well, we really do! We have great intention to change, then we just somehow…fall flat. I’ve said this many timesContinue reading “New Year! It’s Time To Clean House”

It’s thinner but richer It’s meaningful and less dramatic It glows with genuine smiles and generous hugs It’s compact but full of life It’s easier It’s fun It’s safe It’s wonderful It’s now It’s us As we head into the holiday season, I wish you genuine smiles and generous hugs by those who truly careContinue reading “Friends List: 40s Edition”

There are different sides to us all No one truer than the next Just different versions Of the simply same Hide none Show all Be YOU Happy Halloween!

There are probably hundreds of clichés that refer to how much we reveal about our emotional state through our eyes—and conversely how much we can know about others just by looking into their eyes. Simply put, we are seen. We are not Academy-Award winning actors (for the most part) therefore, we need to do aContinue reading “It’s ALL In The Eyes”

You stay green while the light is bright Parade and sway in the spotlight Each and every summer day Masquerade As the air starts to change and the light begins to fade Your true colours start to show Beautiful as you might be Confusion starts to set Are you green? Are you red? Or isContinue reading “Show Me Your True Colours”

Sometimes it’s necessary. Sometimes it can even be vital. I like routine like the rest of them, but sometimes you just have to make a mess of things! Sometimes you just have to see how you fare. A sort of self imposed stress test to measure how much you can handle. I will be theContinue reading “Make A Mess Of Things”

The recent passing of Tina Turner has struck a chord with many people, including myself. I thought I knew quite a bit about her life before, but one thing jumped out at me. I hadn’t realized that her international success did not occur until she was re-discovered in her early 40s. She was undeniably talented—aContinue reading “Trying New Things In Your 40s”

I recently said to someone that I’m confident—not cocky—because I like who I am and can talk openly about my physical flaws as well as my toxic traits. There certainly is a type of awakening that occurs in your 40s that I just can’t explain. The shyness that once plagued me seems to have slippedContinue reading “Confidence In Your 40s”