John Zavaglia

Christmas has landed upon us again so quickly.   For some Christmas means family, companionship, gratitude and generosity.  It has an emotional and spiritual significance, and of course there are the gifts.  When we ask the question of what Christmas means to us, it uncovers a word that is the...

We often talk about resilience as being a tool to aid us when we feel weak.   To be resilient though means so much more than just being strong.  It’s a mental journey that asks us many questions to discover who we are.  Let us go back to the mere...

What is one of our emotions that constantly hounds us?  It is our propensity to “feel guilty”.  Guilt is a begrudging sense of responsibility centred around the actions of one thing: ourselves. You could even say it is a “backward thought” where we ruminate into our deeds of the past. ...

It’s September the month of Father’s Day, where we pay homage to the men who are known to be the pillar of strength for their households.  So, we are led to believe. We hear so many stories of men who are an inspiration to us all.  What we hear less...

When we are told to “stop worrying” it is literally a baseless statement.  It is like if I told you to not think about birds, where I expect the vision of our feathered friends becomes literally unavoidable.  So as worrying for most is inevitable, we should look at ways to...