Much of the work I do centres around the difference between surviving and thriving. Our ability to thrive in spite of our circumstances is one of the keys to happiness. It’s difficult to say whether you have to be happy in order to thrive, or if we thrive first and then are happy. What I [...]

Before I begin, I’d like to clear up the meaning of the word love in this post. I’m not talking about romantic love (i.e. between two consenting adults/people), I’m referring to the feeling that is present in us all when all negative emotions (e.g. fear, guilt) are removed.
I’ve always noticed that there are many times [...]