Ages ago I read of a group of Zen monks who would go through a very complicated set of chants and prayers every time they went through a doorway. “How bizarre”, I thought to myself, “Imagine if I did that every time I entered a room – it would take forever to get any where”
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Someone just asked me if meditation and mindfulness could help a bad back. She was saying that she thinks it’s caused by stress. And it could well do. I won’t make any promises but the thing is that your mind is at the core of everything you do. Stress and overwhelm and negativity sometimes means
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Standing on one foot used to be the trick I wanted to do so much. I was 2, I think, at the time … then it was learning to juggle. That was pretty cool when I finally managed it, then I found I could juggle AND stand on one foot. Then I did a yoga
The coolest and most useful trick in the world Read More »
A big concern many people have with taking time out to do something like meditation is basically, “how will they cope without me?” Ever get the guilts even when you pop down to do the shopping? “I can’t leave them, because they NEED me” – do you know that? That’s a big one for many,
But what about them? Read More »
Last email was all about how any relationship transforms when you give to it. When you give first, you create the very real possibility of enjoying a rich, alive, fun relationship. I said to give and give and give. And yet! Sometimes the most giving thing you can do is say “NO” … is not give.
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I think I’m getting pretty good at this relationship thing. I said that to Sumati the other day and a funny thing happened. She squarked and coffee came out her nose. Weird huh? I used to be terrible, but I wanted to get better because I was SO terrible, or at least, distinctly average. I
Amazing – Give this, and you get so much more Read More »
Yesterday I came in from my pedicure to find Sumati lying on the floor. “What are you doing down there?” I enquired. “Just hanging out”, she groaned, as Bubba crawled all over her, like a huge fly – undeniable, trying to poke wooden blocks in Sumati’s ears, as young ones are fond of doing. Sumati
There she was, just lying on the floor Read More »
OK – so a semi-serious question for you: How do you want your life to be like? Here’s the secret to having the foundation for an amazing life, free of limitation and doubt and worry and flying off the handle … beyond coffee and pork pies and tasty, salty, crunchy snacks (of course, those are
The secret (not that secret, a better one!) Read More »
The most amazing thing (I personally think) is that you are enrolled and being educated in a very prestigious school … and perhaps you don’t even realise it. If you are pay attention, if you are willing, the university of life is trying to teach you in the exact ways where you can be more
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Someone was teasing me about flogging my (soon to be finished) book in a recent blog. It was all good natured and tongue in cheek, but the reason I’ve been telling you and quite a few others ISN’T just to sell a few copies. The REAL reason for my blabbing away about it is that
Can I sell you a book? (it’s not really about that) Read More »