Hope for the Broken Hearted

  For there would be no sunrise without dark nights, ... , no restoration without brokenness.     Life is unpredictable.  The only thing constant is change, just like the four seasons.  And much like the many parodies of life, the human heart is so intended for contrast that, without one, we would not comprehend...

Joy in Sorrow – Beauty for Ashes

For there would be no sunrise without dark nights, ... , no restoration without brokenness.   - Reflections from the book 'Overextended' by Lisa Harper.   I'd like to warn you that this post is fairly long, I did not split this into 2 posts as that would lose the flow.  So please persevere and...

Retrospection

    As we look back at the year, let's not look back in anger, neither should we look back in defeat. Instead look back with gratitude. Be thankful for the afflictions, for they have made your heart stronger. Be thankful for the betrayals, for they have made your eyes brighter. Be thankful for the...

Maslow’s Self-Actualisation Theory

For the Psychology inclined, dig this:   The fulfillment of one’s potential, or self-actualisation is regarded to be critical to psychological well-being and optimal mental health (Rogers, 1959).  Maslow proposed that self-actualisation is achieveable only when basic needs (physiological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs) are fulfilled.  According to Maslow, self-actualisation includes...

Dreamers!

I think there's a certain delusional quality that all SUCCESSFUL people have to have, YOU have to BELIEVE that something different than what has happened for the past 50 million years CAN happen. Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity. What's the point of being realistic? It's UNREALISTIC to walk into a...