Possibility Articles

These articles, essays and letters are designed to help point the reader toward Possibility (and away from impossibility).

Each piece helps flesh out how you and I can live from a fresh view of life, freedom and creativity. They are equally relevant for practitioners, mums and dads, businesspeople and those working in the public sector.

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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUND IS A MIRAGE

After reading my previous article here, ‘Will The World Heal Without You?’, a dear friend of some 45 years wrote to me. With Tom’s permission, I quote, in part, what he said: “I have read the article and can see the point but just find it very difficult to know… Read More

WILL THE WORLD HEAL WITHOUT YOU?

This is a story about you, your life, your reality – your world. The first part of this article, the PRESENT STATE, you may find confronting. A good friend said: ‘John, it’s just too grim – people will stop reading. You need to put the solution before outlining the problems.’… Read More

YOUR STATE OF MIND DETERMINES THE EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE OF EVERYTHING

We all consistently create and re-create our lives via our current ‘state-of-mind’. It’s how we think, feel and act in each moment. It’s the reality we live in  a reality that works for or against ourselves; for or against our family, our friends, neighbours and colleagues; ultimately for or against… Read More

RELATIONSHIPS CREATE YOUR WORLD. YOU CREATE THE WORLD.

This article is a distillation of an influential, bestselling, blockbuster book. OK, I’m joking! Taking only ten minutes to read, this piece may trigger a fresh start for an ailing relationship – or one you want but are yet to have. At the very least, I hope that you will… Read More

ARE WE OPEN, CLOSED OR DECEPTIVELY RECEPTIVE?

TRUE LISTENING OCCURS BEYOND THE KNOWN This article will examine whether we are open to seeing beyond our habitual and invisible thinking. That includes seeing through all those dangerously hidden beliefs. You know, the ingrained beliefs we keep forever on file when thinking about who we are, who we think… Read More

SEEING POSSIBILITY – A BLUEPRINT FOR LIVING

There is an old phrase that goes like this: ‘The map is not the territory’. It’s often used when trying to distinguish between belief and reality. In other words, a map is not the actual terrain we traverse; at best, it’s only a detailed picture (or a representation) of it. Read More

HOW DO WE HANDLE UPSET?

‘Throwing fuel on the fire’ or ‘pouring oil on troubled waters’? Peace within creates peace without How often do we ‘throw fuel on the fire’ of discontent, when we want the opposite – peace? Might exacerbating the mistakes we make in our lives, day after day,… Read More

LETTING GO OF THE PAST SETS YOU FREE.

  When our mind is already occupied by set beliefs, opinions, and judgements, we do not see people as they are – or life as it is. We see them both as we remember them to be.   In seeing Possibility, we transform our relationships – beginning… Read More

TO LOVE, AND TO BE LOVED.

CAN A FINER INTENTION EXIST? With good intention, our life stands for more than one – may be a lot more. Our intentions enable us to deliver the promises we make to ourselves and to others. Intention represents our commitment to how we show up in the world. IT’S TIME… Read More

EXPLORING YOUR WORLD OF POSSIBILITY

A life in service to the common good – a life worth living  In exploring the relationship, we have with ourself, each other, and with nature, The Realm of Possibility Project’s intention is to foster a happier, healthier, more equitable and sustainable world for all sentient… Read More