Learning to become conscious and self-aware is challenging. We are not accustomed to operate this way. Instead we react through life. Learning how to apply techniques to proactively deal with situations not only helps to develop our consciousness and self-awareness, but also improve our overall mental health and happiness.

What does consciousness really mean? This article focuses on one key aspect and benefit to learning how to be more conscious and aware of self. It uses a practical example and how the application of more conscious behavior can make a significant difference in our life.

Most of us see the issues we are facing today globally and locally. The question is how can we gain greater time, resources and effort to solve these issues?

Here we are, on the doorstep of a global wake-up call to all of humanity (see prior post on this topic). The year 2020 is perfectly numbered, since it represents the desire we have to see things clearly, 20/20 vision. For a long time humanity has had on its rose-colored glasses, allowing many to see […]

The reality for me and most others, if not all of humanity, during this time has been an emotional roller coaster ride. Feeling overwhelmed is characteristic of this, along with the range of emotions from fear, shock, denial, anger, sadness, depression and more. For the first time in recent history, every human being shares a […]

But I’m a creep I’m a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here “Creep” by radiohead 2019, it was a rough year. My life was in major transition once again. I took an early retirement package because I really had to. It was not about retirement, but it threw me […]

Why come to Earth? I share the following thoughts in my talk, “Welcome To Earth“, an orientation to the biggest adventure and most amazing journey we will experience in this life…Our Life Here On Earth! If we live in perfection in the afterlife, call it Heaven, Utopia, or whatever, why in heck would we come to […]

For those who work in companies, they are accustomed to the annual performance appraisal. This evaluation by your manager, if done well, is often used as a basis for raises, promotions, and continued development. We are measured on our performance and results compared to the goals we were assigned. Therefore this is considered to be […]

The Pace of Life. I envision humanity on one large hamster wheel, going faster and faster, with the illusion that if we slow down, the world will pass us by. As I reflect back on my career as a professional, I recall when there was a such thing as an 8 hour day, with an […]

One of the toughest challenges for those that have experienced a lot of abuse, trauma or struggles in their life is finding joy and happiness. We become so accustomed to the struggle, that this is all we know. The absence of joy results in feeling depressed, sad, angry and unhappy. With this lack of genuine […]