Declare Your Independence

I wrote an article in the Hawai’i Herald about body independence to acknowledge the importance and celebration of the 4th of July. America’s founding fathers used the Declaration of Independence to inform Great Britain and the rest of the world that it was our...

Unmet Expectations

The one thing that I have learned over the past 10 years is, the reason why you get hurt, or perceive someone to have hurt you, is simply because the other party did not meet your expectations. Here’s an example.  If you always expect your best friend to support...

Danger of Complacency

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give them peace of mind, but in reality nothing...

The Power of Pause

The one big lesson that COVID-19 has taught, was to take our first inconvenient pause.  COVID-19 forced the entire world to literally come to a screeching halt and take a pause.  For many, this pause was necessary because it allowed people the time, space, and...