When we communicate with other people in our lives we long to be understood. In the same way we want to understand others as well. Healthy communication happens when both parties feel heard and understood. When there is conflict, disagreement or misunderstandings communication becomes strained and many times we catch ourselves moving from rational thought to irrational. The quickest way to draw the conversation back to rational thought again is to ensure we are not accusing, or telling the...

Momentum is hard to maintain, especially when you hit a wall. The wall stops you in your tracks and it is really hard to pick up where you left off from there. If you have hit your wall, you understand this all too well. So what do we do when we hit the wall? This is the time when we press on and keep going. Easier said than done! Discouragement deals us a pretty hard blow and it is even more difficult to move forward. It is in these moments we need to clear out the mental cobwebs of negative...

How many times have we been frustrated because things did not go the way we wanted or planned for them to go? If we are being honest with...