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Bill Hicks – Just a Ride

bill hicks just a ride

Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, and today I want to share with you a short 3-minute video clip I watch from time to time. It’s called Just a Ride, and it’s by the late, great comedian Bill Hicks. Bill Hicks was known for his comical challenging of politics and religion, and was an extremely intelligent…Read More

How to Meditate Like a Master

meditation master

As thoughts tend to do, one popped into my mind today regarding meditation. I’ve been meditating for many years now and think nothing of taking time out to bring my mind home. But it wasn’t always this way. I remember asking one of my teachers some years ago how to meditate properly, like the masters.…Read More

Pablo Neruda – Keeping Quiet

pablo neruda keeping quiet

I recently came across the most beautiful poem by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. I was having a fairly stressful day, with work getting on top. As I entered the train, listening to a selection of poems on my iPod, this came on and blew me away. It really is life changing. For me the poem is asking…Read More

Letting Go of the Past – A Story of Two Monks and a Maiden

two monks and a maiden

I am writing this looking out over the winding waters of the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. As I sip my coconut juice, I allow my mind to become engaged in the array of beautiful sounds emitting from nature’s bounty: the trees subtly whistling in the sunlight, the warm breeze pushing the current downstream, the sound…Read More

The Miracle of Mindfulness

mindfulness sunset

The miracle of mindfulness touches us in different ways at different times, and it naturally catches us off guard, usually in a moment of complete awareness and spontaneity. This week I was touched by such a miracle when I just let go, thought what the heck and did something I should have done years ago. This…Read More

Who Am I? And What Happens To Me When I Die?

Who am I? Who is the “me”, “the I”; this awareness I feel of being this person. And how does it feel for someone else to be them? Do they feel the same things as I feel being me? “Woah!” Your friends say… …”That’s some deep thinking, man. What have you been smoking?” But don’t let…Read More

Will I Ever Be Happy? Stop Waiting for the Perfect Moment

don't wait for the perfect moment

It is pretty hard to feel content in a world that is consistently offering you the “next best thing”. I mean, how can your possibly pay attention to the now when you can’t wait for the future to arrive? Because it will be better, right? It will be bigger, faster, more efficient, more effective, more…Read More

3 Fun Mindfulness Exercises for Kids

mindfulness for kids

This post came about after a reader sent me an email asking whether I have any mindfulness exercises for kids. But before we get into a few ideas, I think it’s important to understand the following… …When it comes to mindfulness and kids, the way forward is creativity and fun, rather than pushing them into seated meditation,…Read More

I Don’t Want to Die & Realise I Haven’t Lived

don't die and realise you haven't lived

As cliché as it may sound, when we are old and grey, most of us will look back and think, “I’d do anything to get that time back”. If we know this to be true, then why are so many of us waiting life out in jobs we hate, wishing the clock would strike 5pm…Read More

How to Achieve a Mindful State (Fast) Using Your Breath

mindful state fast

If you have a mind that bounces around like a flea, like me, you probably find it hard to settle your mind and be present without thinking about what you will do next, tomorrow or sometime next week. Oftentimes this perpetual thinking causes us to worry, stress and fear things, as we allow ourselves to…Read More

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