Photo by Clément Philippe on Unsplash The confrontations life deals us begin at an early age; often rendering it virtually inevitable to...

Of all the people I’ve met and befriended, undoubtedly one of the most unique and accomplished is Bashir Gafari.

A major cause for people to discard or neglect integrity is not seeing it in those around them. When so many people seemingly look to “get w

she could not hold back the river of tears she’d been restraining. Just as the Ancient Israelites crossed the River Jordan into the promise

As with many aspects of personal development, this takes practice. Start by realizing we all have a propensity for the “Bias blind spot.”

There are hundreds of inspirational sayings inviting us to find our passions, all but demanding us to explore our dreams, and imploring us t

Instead of debilitating symptoms, become infected with a positive outlook. Fight the urge to despise or hate those different from you and do

f you have struggled with this dilemma in the past, you are not alone. Knowing whether to forgive someone who harmed you can seem like a no

Unfortunately and all too often, when emotional healing is discussed, the substance of the discussion is focused primarily on why it is impo

The subject of emotional healing has captivated me ever since my own journey began in early 2013. While overcoming my own hurdles, I never h

Sometimes I wonder how many people believe they are giving altruistically but in the back of their minds, anticipate their actions will brin

This is how our brains work. We automatically look for external factors or other people rather than pointing our finger at the person in the

One of the traps our mind has a difficult time escaping is the idea of worthiness. Are we worthy of anything special or even the simplest of

Photo is of Bitsy. My kindness reminder It’s Friday evening on World Kindness Day; perhaps rather fittingly it coincidentally falls on...

Photo by Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash This year has unfolded more challenges than one could have anticipated in a lifetime much less than in...

here’s been a lot of talk lately about focusing on yourself including: self-care, self-love, and even something as simple as just being your

Much has changed about You since the day I realized how much control I had given You for the first 50 years of my life.

There aren’t many things one can possess which is as interesting and complex as You. It doesn’t matter if one subscribes to religion or not,

I suppose You have been hearing a lot about us lately; those of us who inhabited Your planet exactly a century ago. You may have heard a lot

I have thought a lot about You over the last 60 years and often wondered what secrets were awaiting me. At times I pleaded with You for a sm