Author Archives: gmjc1966

Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone. We have just left another difficult year behind us. No matter where you are in the world, life was challenging at best in 2021, as it was the year before and I know we will all be stronger for the experience. Battling with restrictions over the COVID pandemic helpsContinue reading “Feel it, face it and free yourself”

Life throws many challenges at us and our physical and mental well being is constantly tested. One day we feel fantastic, even bulletproof. Then all of a sudden we come crashing down and all seems too much and that we can never catch a break. The happy times and moments of good fortune bring euphoria,Continue reading “Swings and roundabouts”

Self doubt. Heightened self criticism. Unrealistic self expecations. Lack of confidence. Worrying about what others think of us. Trying to please everyone else. Are these weaknesses? Perhaps. Are they more like personality traits and characteristics of our being? I’d say so. Whether they be weaknesses (usually of the mind) or perceived deficiencies in our personalContinue reading “Is your biggest weakness your strong suit?”

I got divorced. There are probably quite a few reasons why and I accept that I would have been part of the issue. There are 2 sides to every story and the truth as they say is probably somewhere in the middle. Knowing that my dream life of kids, grandkids and growing old with theContinue reading “Let ME be the judge”

Every person on the planet has issues unique to them, albeit somewhat generic in nature. For example, I am not the only divorced father of 2 teenagers and I am sure as heck not the only person alive who has lost siblings to cancer and murder. So how do we respond and deal with theseContinue reading “Strength or struggle?”

I saw the following quote recently: “You’ll never talk to anyone as much as you talk to yourself, so make sure that you speak to yourself with love and compassion.” Positive self talk is vital for your well being. Realise when things go awry that you are human and that you WILL make mistakes butContinue reading “Personal pep talk”

STAND TALL. Project confidence as much as you can, despite the negative feelings inside you. You ARE a good person, you have character and integrity and you appreciate the person you are so show the world! ELEVATE YOUR MINDSET. From my own personal experience of my own personal view about myself, it has always beenContinue reading “SELF confidence”

CONFIDENCE. It’s a commodity that sadly not all of us have but, with the right amount of personal reflection, we can grow into it. Personally, I have suffered from self-confidence and self-esteem issues from a very young age. Why this is so is unknown to me for the most part – I guess I haveContinue reading “You are, you have and you will”

It is said that there are only 2 certainties in life – death and taxes. Whilst this is true, I think I want to add one more – you have total heartbreak when you don’t get to see your kids every day. I’ve been separated for over 3 and a half years and divorced forContinue reading “It’s never easy – but stay strong”

There are many facets of life where we have a choice to make between doing good and choosing a nastier, even downright dangerous alternative, or just in fact walking away. Some people are naturally better than others at turning the other cheek or brushing off adversity and anything adversarial that may happen in their lives.Continue reading “What good will that do?”