Adventure takes risks; risks encourage us to be daring, and being daring takes courage. It takes courage to put yourself out in unpredictable elements where you may not feel like you have sufficient skills to endure. How do we soar and rise above our obstacles?

Watching the news is a psychologically risky pursuit that can prey on the anxieties that currently exist in individuals — particularly, those who are vulnerable and who have pre-existing mental health issues.

S P A C E is about allowing ourselves to live without limits, or feeling confined by our thoughts, our environments and relationships. Space is permitting yourself to live without feeling imprisoned by the things that tend to withdraw from your reserves and collectively create chaos.

There is value in setting goals - but goals are not achieved on their own. Intentions are the life partner to our goals. Intentions give us a daily rhythm, motivation and accountability to help reach our overall goals.

“The very thing that helps to preserve our well-being, is the same thing that clashes with the inner conflict of pleasing others or protecting ourselves. This often stems from an internal struggle between plugging into our sense of power and worth, and a simultaneous desire to cater to, or foster, a relationship.”

“Expectations: The anticipation of things hoped for. Expectations are intentions and the possibility that things will work out as anticipated. Expectations are less about promise and more about trust. Trusting in the process that is intended as part of the journey — whether we planned for it, or not.”

Life will continue to throw us challenges, that is inevitable. But if we seek the wisdom that exists within those challenges, the difficulties we face have the power to strengthen us.