Sometime ago I was telling you about how I was devising a “mental fitness” plan for outdoor athletes because more and more outdoor people – actually men in particular for some reason – are coming to me and saying, “well, what have you got for me?” The mind is central to enjoyment and performance in
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I woke up this morning nice and early to do some exercise. It was tough – waking up that is, because I didn’t want to be awake and get out of bed early. But I did, being a dedicated sort of fellow. Perhaps I should’ve stayed in bed.
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There’s an amazing little life tweak that I was taught some years ago. I would call it a “life hack” but I’m an Ishaya monk and we don’t do hacking, we do tweaking. (It’s a long story that I’ll tell you sometime.) This tweak means that when I go for a run, I always try to
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So after the other day’s little whine about a certain football player of Portuguese origin – I still don’t know how to spell his first name, and I’m not that interested in learning. oooooh! I’m such a … I thought I would back it up with another little story, a good story about the value
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OK, so one thing first – I’m not a big football fan, being from New Zealand rugby’s more in my blood, but I love sports, especially when the underdog does good. To catch you up if you didn’t know – as I write, tiny little Iceland just drew against Portugal. Awesome. Love that. Ronaldo had
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Many years ago I learnt (actually I lie, I’m still learning) to kayak on rivers. Rivers are wild things. They’re a bit like life, really. Philosophical metaphor stretching bit coming up … They can look innocent yet carry hidden dangers, like rocks and trees.
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Here I am once again in my little home office (read coffee table on the floor). Coffee in hand, sun coming through the window. All is well in my world. Which is the way I like it. The more I do this meditation malarky, and the more I do my best to help others too,
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This won’t be your typical mother in law joke email. Sorry about that. It’s just that I can’t complain. Quite the opposite, actually. I’ve got the excellent good luck (is it luck?) to have amazing parents in law.
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Here I am in my home office, coffee in hand, Ishayas’ Ascension meditation done for the morning. I feel great. I feel set up, ready for my to do list, ready for all the stuff the day will present. I love feeling this way, you know? Switched on, clear – not foggy, present and alive
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Muhammad Ali died, of course – unless you’ve been under a rock you know. That news is every where. The guy was hugely inspiring, and to so many people. I didn’t realise how much though until I read all the words written about him. Who is your hero? Who do you admire and respect?