Seems like an old acquaintance that you’d long forgotten about has turned up to the party – Uncertainty. And she seems to have most people quaking in their boots. We really struggle with facing uncertainty in a healthy way. How is it that we experience her so negatively? Does it have to be this way? Perhaps …
Part of me is feeling like I should be doing something. “Do something productive”, my mind pipes up! I’m wasting my time. This driven voice is ever-present. The quarantine will be over soon and there will be less time… and we’ll be running around again without a moment’s breath! I’m sitting here watching the rain. …
The beginning of the year is replete with expectation of changes, resolutions, new hopes and dreams. You’re definitely not wondering how you can waste another year of your life. However, by now maybe some are already flagging. The Lo-jong is a mind training practice from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Based on a set of 59 …
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 …
Meaning of Flow – What is Flow? The definition of flow state, in positive psychology, known colloquially as being in the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. But …
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 …
Something amazing could be just around the corner! Don’t give up! Keep going! It’s funny how life sometimes presents the most bizarre ways to help you see new things. One such example for me was when I was doing the “Camino de Santiago”, a 1000 km walk in the north of Spain. An amazing experience, …
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 …
Bask in the eternal sunshine of your mind, even on gloomy days. How? Pay attention to the Silence! Have you ever taken a flight on a cold, gloomy day in the middle of winter, feeling happy at the thought of your awaiting winter sun holiday? As the plane ascends, suddenly it breaks through the cloud and …
