The Super Bowl is a game. Life is for real. What I went through helped me get to where I am today. I won't forget. I can't forget. Because a man who forgets his past sometimes loses his soul and forgets where to go in the future.

Junior Seau

The beginning of each new calendar year is often the time that many of us tend to focus on taking action on things we would like to change. Change however is a gradual event, so many of us find it challenging to stay patient with the process. We want things to happen instantly, and when we don't feel like change is moving as rapidly as we would like, we can have the tendency to jump ship with whatever it is that we were working towards.

We all have our goals or things we'd like to change or improve. Some common resolutions include living a healthier lifestyle, earning a promotion at work, finding greater fulfillment professionally, paying off debt, or improving our relationships with those who hold importance in our lives. Resolutions may also include working...

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our life haven’t happened yet.

Parenting is hard. Newborns do not come with an instructional manual. What works for one child doesn’t necessarily work for all children. What worked for your parents, doesn’t necessarily work for your children. Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked with numerous families from various socioeconomic backgrounds and here are some of the common themes I’ve encountered that contribute to negative family dynamics:

• too much pressure from parents on themselves and children to ‘get it right’

If you want your life to be different you have to start by reacting to life differently. 

Bryant McGill

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

 

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

2017 was a tumultuous year marked by a number of terrible events, some caused by nature, others manmade.  It has been a contentious time with themes of discontent and...

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Many of us equate a fresh start in the New Year with resolutions for dropping excess weight, exercising more, or eating cleaner.  These are all healthy goals to work toward, that support our physical well-being.   Many of us have also found it challenging to sustain resolutions like these over time.   

After the holidays, it is not uncommon to be concerned about cleaning up, getting back on track financially, and making a smooth transition to our daily routine – while also feeling pressure...

“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. ”

Oprah Winfrey

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Winter in the Northern Hemisphere brings us colder and shorter days – although the daylight gets longer each day. We often have a natural tendency to want to slow down, stay inside, gather in the home with close friends and family or be alone more. If this is your experience, I invite you to go with it. Winter is a great time for reading, reflecting, discussing and dawdling.

The winter months, especially January, may be needed as respite from the holidays. Whether the holidays were eventful or lonely, merry or fraught, they are...