Take a deep breath… It is the simplest of things, and yet chances are you don’t notice it – until it’s gone. You never know how much you appreciate a deep breath until you aren’t able to have one for a while.
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Living the best life possible is absolutely possible. Before I started on this Ishaya meditation path I had the suspicion that there was more to life than what I was living. You know that inkling that perhaps there was something missing, or something more? That’s what I had.
Mr T and the good life. Read More »
I recently did a survey amongst my email list (sign up —->). What they loved about life, what they found a struggle. Several people said it gave them clarity and perspective. Those two words are among my favourite words, but more on them in a minute. If you are like the guys on my list then you love
What is the problem? Read More »
Focus on the simple things. Best advice that I have ever been given. Life is so easy when you keep it simple. And becomes so extraordinarily tricky when we don’t.
The reason I learnt to meditate and the reason I became a Bright Path Ishaya monk was that I was tired of the rollercoaster. All I wanted was stability, a point of reference, some control. Not external stability, all was well there, I was living exactly the life that I wanted. But having everything on
Get off the rollercoaster. Read More »
What is a good result? Is it getting what you want in the short term? Or having a deeper understanding, a better perspective, “growing as a person” because you didn’t get what you wanted? Have you ever lived through something that wasn’t pleasant at the time but now when you look back, you’re actually glad
The Silver Lining. Read More »
Funny thing trust. Life is here, right in front of you. Life is what is here. In this moment, now, all of your past can be just a story. All of your future, an idea, a hope and a dream. Impossible to tell or control. When you embrace the experience of being present, everything gets
You don’t need to trust. Read More »
“All the effort in the world won’t matter if you’re not inspired”– Chuck Palahniuk One of my daily rituals is making sure I stay inspired. I think in this game of life it is one of the greatest things you can do to make sure you play well. It’s easy to let the humdrum and
I’ve always wanted to live the best life possible. The whole reason for learning and practicing Ascension meditation, to consciously and actively have a better attitude, to clearly see what limiting thoughts and attitudes I have, all of it is to make the most of my time here. I realised early on that life is short.
Make the most of your time here. Read More »
I got an email from Brasil (spelt with an ’s’ of course) the other day. I’m impressed about that, and I’m probably showing off by mentioning that the writer is from Brasil. It might appear that I’m attempting to impress upon you that I’m very international, but I am telling you of this, fundamentally, because the writer asked a
Keeping the important things truly important. Read More »