May 18 – Rewards of Perseverance

Remember that moment when you just stopped whatever you were doing, as your body & mind were exhausted, your spirit drained… and then wondered “why do I bother?”

Whispered to yourself “enough is enough…”

You could have thrown in the towel and given up.

But you didn’t.

The last breath, the last step, the last phone call – then there was success!

#nevergiveup

June 22 – Alone in Silence

The addiction to mobile devices, the obsession with social media and the increase of people working from home have all reduced face to face interaction, which feeds the invisible impact of social isolation.

Feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, fear of others, negative self-esteem and suicide.

Then the pandemic magnified all of this.

We are wired for connection, so what happens when we are told that we can’t?

How do we address the collateral damage?
How do we assess what we can’t see?
How do we heal?

#socialisolation

July 29 & 30 – Into the Unknown

It is said that everything that we want is on the other side of fear. 

Those fears can range from speaking to someone, starting a business or to the extreme… of death.

What are you so afraid of?
What stories have you created?
How have you faced your fears?

What would you have to do in order to take the leap of faith to change?

To get out of the space you are in and never look back.

#courage

August 27 – The Monkey of Addiction

We all experience stress, pain and trauma in our life and find ways to cope with it.

Whether it’s food, alcohol, cigarettes, work, sex, sports or gambling to just name a few choices… it’s to distract us so we can disconnect from whatever we are internalizing and be “free” from it just for a moment.

But that feeling of freedom doesn’t last for very long, so we chase after it.

Chasing after a feeling.

It’s not just about drugs, so let’s talk about it so we can break the stigma around addiction.

#addiction

September 22 – Growing Up

We are a society that cherishes youth.

The advertisements, the cosmetics, the body enhancements… we are bombarded with non stop conditioning to stay young forever.

All of this to distract us from the fact that from the moment we are born… the seconds tick away.

Minutes become hours, then days, then years.

We never plan to grow old and then one day we are.

#aging

October 30 – Mentally Outspoken

Too many are suffering in silence, believing they are broken and avoid sharing their situation for fear of judgment, ridicule and shame.

Why?

Because it’s not as simple as “just shake it off…” or “think happier thoughts and you’ll be OK” or “it’s all in your head! It’s not real!” or any multitude of well intended responses that don’t help.

Mental health, mental illness, mental wellbeing… however you choose to label it, let’s talk about it so we can break the stigma surrounding it.

#mentalhealth

November 22 – Naked & Vulnerable

As we grow and mature we learn that the world can be a very painful place. 

Lack of acceptance and acknowledgement, fear of rejection, uncertainty, abandonment… all of these can cause us to protect ourselves by building up walls around our heart.

We internalize the pain and negative thoughts, fabricate stories to make sense of it and then create masks to hide behind to keep us safe. 

But these masks are not true representations of who we are.

Vulnerability is about breaking down the walls, taking off the masks and showing the world who you really are.

#vulnerability

December 18 – What is Love?

Yes… that question was posed by the singer Haddaway.

Song titles from the 80s and 90s danced around the topic.

Foreigner asked “I Want to Know What Love Is?”
Phil Collins said “You can’t hurry love!”
Whitney Houston shared the “Greatest love of all…”

What does Love mean to you?
Have you experienced it?
Have you avoided it?

Let’s hear the good, the bad and the ugly!

#love