When I was 18 years of age I listened to a series of motivation tapes produced by an American motivation speaker called Earle Nightingale. The series was called Lead The Field and on the first cassette Earle Nightingale promised to reveal a magic word that could literally make the difference between success and failure. It [...]

Understanding how your brain works and the impact of brain chemistry on behavior can assist you to gain more control over your environment and by inference, your stress. In this post I will explain the molecular activity of the brain and how it impacts on behavior. The brain is composed of nerve cells or neurons. [...]

For many years scientists assumed that thinking was basically an electrically-driven activity. Special machines called electroencephlographs record brainwave activity and the print-out shows electrical activity. But thinking is much more than just an electrical process. The brain is an electro-chemical organ and that means that it uses both electrical signals and chemical reactions to carry [...]

My sister has a saying that is very apposite to the topic of resentment. She says “Build a bridge and get over it“. It’s a great line. The biggest problem with resentment is that it is likely to effect you and your peace of mind more than the target. The target of your resentment may [...]

Walking a beach or a nature trail can do wonders for your stress. I wrote the following poem after such a walk and my earnest hope is that it will encourage you to take a walk of your own and to write about it afterwards. NORTH BEYOND STATION CREEK. Pressing my back against the scaly, [...]