Waiting is part of life. But the important part is always your attitude while you’re waiting. It’s a life skill; and one you’ll never master. So the greatest skill is being patient with yourself while you learn.
Patience and being cranky on holiday Read More »
For something so natural and every day, we are surprisingly poor at communicating well. There’s so much misunderstanding, so many missed opportunities for deeper, more gratifying connection in our lives. So – what can you do about it?
What Mike Tyson knows about communication Read More »
Doing what needs to be done without complaining is a valuable skill. But so is knowing when you need to lean on others for help. A little pressure release at the right time makes life so much easier. Yet if you’re not used to it, opening up and “just talking” can be the hardest thing in the world.
The oak and the willow – get help when you need it Read More »
If we never do anything, nothing gets done. But it needs to be balanced with switching off – with walking away and letting go. This feels lazy. It’s something we’re not very good at; but we need to be. Here’s why.
Thomas Edison never caught a fish in his life Read More »
You don’t practice meditation and mindfulness to get good at meditation and mindfulness. You practice to get good at life. How so? Read on.
Life skills that you get from meditation and mindfulness Read More »
We can glorify the grind and insane hard work. We find it difficult to switch off, to let go. But letting go is poorly understood too – it only makes sense in relation to a goal worthy of us. Here’s about finding the middle path. And my favourite monk.
Buddha’s middle path and my favourite monk, the one that taught the Shaolin Read More »
Never meet your heroes – they will disappoint you, you may even become bitter and twisted. But actually the disappointment is all on us. Here’s how to avoid it.
Never meet your heroes Read More »
It’s so frustrating when your plans go awry. But here’s the way forward when what you want doesn’t come through.
Plans and schemes, resistance and resentment Read More »
We all know what it’s like to be stuck in worry or frustration. We also all know what it’s like to be completely free, present and alive. How do you have more of the latter?
Learning is uncertainty; but it is also part of life itself. ‘Grow or die’ might seem simplistic, but there’s something to this imperative that we must all face.