I’m so stressed … Actually no, I’m not. I’m a meditation teacher – and this one is walking his talk. I have a reputation to uphold (haha – but more importantly my own peace to protect) But the potential is there – it would have thrown me not too long ago.
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A slippery slope indeed … You can distill the cause of ALL of humanities problems (outside of chemical imbalances) down to a few things. One of these things is not being present. People are so much in the past and the future that they spend virtually no time in this present moment. We think too
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It may be an odd thing to say – But bear with me. I get to meet a fair few people. And the one thing that motivates like nothing else … … is suffering. Everyone I’ve met who is determined to live the very best life possible –
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I was sitting in my other office reading the news of the day, and I almost fell over. In El Salvador something amazing happened. A few days ago they had the first day for over 2 years where there was no one murdered. One day – no killings. That is cause for celebration in a
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One of the things that seems to happen in this self-improvement lark, A lark that begins when you realise you want to bring the best version of yourself to life more often (perhaps even ALL the time) – Is harshness and being so serious. There is this idea that growing involves hardship and at least
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Had the meter reader guy come in yesterday and, sheesh … The bloke had a bad case of body odour. Like serious. It lingered long after he had left. Left an oily coating on the walls. So aggressive it stained my teeth. I don’t want to make fun, really I don’t.
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Some of you guys have pointed out that since my emails go out incredibly early in the morning, I must be some kind of machine. Efficient, focussed, ruthless like a laser. I like that, but actually – I write the email the day or two before and then schedule it to go out so you
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You ever thrown a tantrum? Spat the dummy? Sulked a bit? I don’t think you have – not really. Not properly. There’s this guy in Japan – And he hasn’t talked to his wife for 20 years. They’re still married and live together, they have kids … A whole life, and yet he’s been giving
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OK, so I’ll get to the point because it is Sunday, and you have fun things to do – Right after you read this excellent email from me, that is … Factoid for the day: 90.8% of all New Year Resolutions will fail. Chances are your resolution has already failed: Almost a THIRD of all
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It’s a fine, sunny morning here in Richmond, Breakfast with Sumati, exercise and Ascension meditation are all done, coffee is in hand. A good start to the day I’d say. Found out recently that French workers have started getting legal protection from too much work time due to mobile phones. Very useful things them phones.
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