Fear is the mind killer, the eradicator of potential, the eraser of personal progress. And if there’s one thing that will stop you embracing life in the moment it’s. Fear wants you to stay in your house and lock your door, to avoid talking to strangers, to avoid changing job or location because you won’t know anyone, to [...]
The mistake we all make is seeing life in sections rather than a continuous journey. We box life up and stack it’s sections in an order that’s almost taboo to break, rather than recognising it as a sequence of moments strung together in one seamless episode. We set targets by age, and once past the age we convince [...]
Moments of clarity come at unexpected times, usually when we’re temporarily distracted from the grasping and striving of the daily grind. These moments come upon us suddenly, and for a few seconds or more, everything just seems to fall in to place and make sense, almost indescribably so. One of these moments graced my presence [...]
Who is the actor playing this role Who is the person walking this path Who is the person in my presence Who is the person in my past Whose expectations will I fulfil Whose opinions will I believe Whose footsteps shall I follow Whose words shall I refuse Whose arms should I embrace [...]
On the face of it this seems like the most unanswerable question there is, a question that nags our existence from start to finish. And paradoxically, the more we study mindfulness and realise that the only reality we have is the present moment, the more life seems somewhat pointless, particularly if there is nothing after [...]
Earlier this week I was asked how to practice mindfulness. My answer took the asker by surprise because it was simply, “You are practicing, right now”. Of course the reply was, “Am I?” As you probably know by now, I like to keep mindfulness as streamlined as possible, and while I do occasionally deliver more complex teachings [...]
