Recently I’ve been re-evaluating thinking as an activity. I always thought it was where all the good stuff happened. I assumed that it was a Good Thing to be a deep thinker. That people who thought a lot were the people getting stuff done, and coming up with Big Ideas about Important Things. But I’m … Continue reading
I’ve been reading The Power of Now again. I return to it time and time again. It’s jam packed with wisdom, and every time I read it I gain some life altering insight. To bottom-line its message for anyone who’s not read it, it’s basically: think less, and you’ll be happier and saner than you … Continue reading
Over the years, I’ve stumbled upon some remarkable teachers. Not because I’ve consciously gone looking for them – but at the right moment in my personal development, the right teacher has always appeared, and opened up a new perspective or deepened my understanding about something meaningful . As Buddha rightly said, “when the student is … Continue reading
I recently read a ‘yoga book’ for the first time. I wouldn’t have were it not for a yoga forum I love dearly, that has its own book group. And every now and again, the book that’s chosen is a ‘yoga book’. Even as someone who has a daily yoga practice, I had all sorts … Continue reading
I’m starting to accept that, beyond the death of your physical body, there is no end point to life. There is no full stop. No moment when it’s all done, or accomplished. No time when you can rubber stamp where you’re at, look around all satisfied, and know it’s all done and dusted. All loose … Continue reading
I am, at heart, an uplifter. I’m a hopeful and optimistic soul. It’s what I do – personally and professionally. I turn people toward the light – in themselves, in others, in challenging situations. And I love to do it. It brings me huge pleasure. It feels worthwhile and meaningful. I love nothing more than … Continue reading
When I do something, like make a change, or a choice about my life, it has a ripple effect on a whole bunch of people. Some of those people I know. Some people even tell me the ways in which my change, choice, or decision has impacted on them. And most of the time (if … Continue reading
Thanks to the wonder of YouTube, I have some great spiritual teachers accompanying me around the house right now. They share their wisdom with me as I sort socks, pick up lego and cook meals. And they tell me the same thing over and over – that (as the recently deceased Wayne Dyer puts it) “we … Continue reading
I’m still watching Big Brother. It’s nearly finished, which is no bad thing. But now I’ve come this far, I can’t look away. The fascination won’t budge. This week the housemates are being made to fight for the prize money amongst themselves – in all kinds of demeaning ways. And understandably, they’re all getting snarky … Continue reading
In the fearful days after the attacks of 9/11 I read this article by Ian McKewan. In the simplest terms it spoke about love as an act of defiance. How, as the attacks in New York happened, expressions of love were everywhere, even in the midst of life altering tragedy. How those who knew they … Continue reading
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