Pushing against the Tide Living in flow is probably not how most people would describe their life! We can experience life as a struggle, as if we’re pushing against the tide. I have to admit, my life has been like that often. However, I have also experienced times when things just seemed to flow, as …
I always thought that meditation was a solitary activity, until I discovered something called Interpersonal Meditation, a Mindfulness practice, which you could describe as “Meditation in a Conversation”! The fact you can meditate with another human being, and not just sitting in the same room doing your individual practice, was a revelation! I can’t believe …
Before we get into how to develop and cultivate inner knowing, let me define what I mean by it. The meaning of Inner Knowing An inner knowing is the certainty and conviction of the truth of a path, decision, or perception. It has the quality of being trustworthy and beyond doubt, and is attained directly …
At first glance, my focus could be summed up in 3 words… “I get distracted”. Writing this post on Focus I’m discovering that I might be the most unfocused person on the planet! Well, that’s how it feels to me. I’ve managed to distract myself with countless things, some useful, some not, during the writing …
In our current times, perhaps we face more uncertainty than our predecessors. And what’s more, since we depend on our brains more than ever to earn a living, as this Forbes article about uncertainty at work suggests, we need to perhaps train ourselves to deal with it. For sure, one thing you can be certain …
How do you navigate in life? What direction are you heading in? How did you decide? Do you really know what’s important to you? Is your direction something you took time to reflect on deeply and decided upon consciously? Or were you cast in a mould, turned out, plugged in, given a little nudge and …
What needs to be aligned to experience Flow in your work? Do you experience work as something you love, which uses your skills and talents and is a natural expression of who you are? Does it express your deeper values and gives you meaning? Is everything aligned internally and externally allowing you to be tremendously …
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about using powerful questions for clarity, i.e. the power of questions as catalysts for provoking awareness and change. I asked the question: What thought/question can be added as a catalyst to bring about clarity in the mind? What would that thought be? I’m not sure what response you …
What can you do when you need clarity of mind? How can you clear your mind? You wouldn’t imagine that adding yet another thought could help! A catalyst is something you add to an environment which causes a chain reaction and an overall change to the stasis of the system. Well, this is what I …
Not to anyone else… not to society… not to your colleagues and peers… not to your parents… not to all the advertising and social media you’re bombarded with! Not even to the chatter in your head! Are you listening deeply? Beyond the noise. Deeply to your body and what it’s telling you. Deeply to the …
