When everyone around you is at your ear telling you that “you are wrong”, and that you must follow them because “I know best for you”, and “look what I have done for you” you may sink into yourself to stop them beating down on your brain with their demands. But if you let it

Valentines Day Love: It isn’t the food though, or the place, it is the love. That really counts. For me sitting on the sand with my darling at a quiet beach is what fill my heart with romance. Food spread before us. The evening air setting in, soothing our skin, gently blowing, setting the scene

These suspicious people have created a filter through which they see all of life. Everything must pass through this filter before it will be considered by the mind. The suspicious person will see an innocent wave by someone they have previously pre-judged, put it through the judgmental-filter and then rejects its innocence and goodness and

To have someone to talk to is a treasure if that person can be trusted with your whole heart and soul. Some people have never shared their own thoughts, dreams, feelings or ideas because they don’t trust the people that they are with. To share with the right person is to have someone who will

Love needs to be true, not rushed, not forced, to be free. Love when let to run its own innocent natural course will be the most beautiful thing that could ever be.. All the best from James M Sandbrook. August 8, 2012.

A good way to clear the head is to think of something else. One way to stop thoughts at bed time can be to breathe for about 8 breathes and one reach second imagine the number you are counting (1,2,3,4…) and then say it in your mind. If negative thoughts are trying to beat you

Courage that knows its path will take you anywhere and everywhere, and will not halt at the sign of fear for it has the power to push through anything, because it has the power of a force greater than any that exists and that is the power of a heart that knows what it wants

Accept the flow of life and we are carried with the current of other people’s idea’s. Stand up for yourself and for whats right otherwise you are not being true to yourself. And don’t forget to follow God with your heart. All the best from James M Sandbrook.

Responsibilities are the maker of strong inner strength – take them on, grow with them. Never cast your responsibilities away as this is another tool to make your inner-you stronger. Walk away from responsibilities and we cast aside an opportunity to grow and be the person that we’re meant to be. Want respect? Be reliable,

The sooner we begin to love ourselves honestly then we will open the heart honestly to love someone else! When that times comes we will care so much about ourself that we won’t want to see ourself hurt so we will protect ourself and avoid people that may hurt and abuse us. We will care

You are not the past. You are “now” and the future to come. Choose a direction today that will give you hope, love and life. See with your eyes wide open. Be open to new possibilities. Be helpful, useful and kind! Find a future that will encourage your growth! All the best from James M

One of the lessons that we get from childhood onwards is to learn who to trust & who to be careful of. Social interaction with people teaches us who we can trust as long as our family is trustworthy, otherwise we can be mislead. If this is the case we have to learn about honesty

When the road is unseen, there is either happiness or a challenge around the corner, wait until you are around the curve to see what the future holds before you worry about it – you may be wasting a long time worrying about the good times to come, thinking that they are probably bad times.

There are 4 steps to happy happiness: 1. God. 2. Me. 3. You 4. Our hearts together for eternity – James M Sandbrook and Lieana Friend.

  There wasn’t much to do in Darrowby but boredom was never a problem. At the beginning, in the summer days, we walked every day along the grassy tracks in the hills which make Yorkshire the finest walking country in England. We started too cultivate a piece of the long garden behind the house for

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday. – John Wayne.

  Published by James M Sandbrook In real life there is no rewind button to save you from rash decisions. If you get into a car with a driver who has been drinking or in a car without a seal-belt on then you are taking risks. It is easy to make a rash decision and

Life is not about money, goals, achievement in work, titles, fame etc. Life is about you living in your own natural state as a part of Creation and nature, meeting your physical, mental and spiritual needs, and being the best genuine loving soul you were born to be. The greatest joy is being able to

Many a time in the last 12 years I have come to a crossroads or a event that I didn’t want to face or do. I would be anxious, worried about the outcome, fearful of making a fool of myself, struggling to cope with the belief that I could actually succeed with this thing that

Whoops, that was a mistake! Instead of mentally kicking yourself or willfully putting yourself down with gusto, frustration and anger, try to do something about what happened by trying to change the result that you are not happy about, and get some time-out from the situation and calm down. A mistake is simply a moment

You Attempt to do what is right.. Not because someone told you or you read it somewhere.. Not for the acknowledgement of others.. Or for a sense of fulfillment. You do it because your Heart tells you.. It is the right thing to do.. Even if no one notices. You May have a thousand excuses

The building of courage is taking one courageous step in some event that frightened us, or caused some anxiety, and then taking on another such occasion, and each time knocking down that fear and growing inside until finally we can deal with the big fears. Each fear we conquer is a growth in our confidence

A lesson I have learned is not to assume anything. And just because something looks like fact it doesn’t that it is. The only way to find the real truth is to find out yourself. All the best from James M Sandbrook.

When you hear yourself say “I can’t…!” or “I cannot because…” change those words for “I can” each time you hear them until they become a habit. Don’t let fear hold you back from God’s gifts to you. Reach forward with an eager hand because out there somewhere are blessings that God graces you with

When patted on the head for your deeds you are being motivated from the outside inwards, this form of motivation only lasts for a short while, and eventually it fails. It doesn’t hold up when the real trials of life come. Humans need to be spiritually built up from the inside to be truly happy

When we allow the feelings of past failure and frustration to take over our minutes, hours, days and even onwards to months and years we let “a moment in time” have the power to destroy our life. We also give it the power to hurt/destroy the lives of other people that we come across. Concentrate

  I love to think that I have the choice to love and express myself to the one that I love so dear in an unhindered way and that I may have the courage to stand before her and tell her “I love you!” And if able to, say this every day. Anything less, is