Sharpening the Saw
Meditation is sharpening the saw. Our minds are far from perfect. If yours is, then stop reading this and don’t ever meditate again – you don’t need to.
Meditation is a Cup of Tea for the Soul
I grew up in England but my mother was not British so I was able to see some of their idiosyncrasies from a different point of view. One that bemused me was their obsession with tea. It acts as the social ritual on entering someone’s home, it acts
Tell me what to do. Don’t tell me what not to do.
It feels wrong to give direction by asking people ‘not’ to do something. You don’t throw a ball to a child and say ‘don’t drop it’, you say ‘catch it’. There are no posters saying “don’t be ordinary”, they say “Shoot For The Stars”. Nike’s slogan wouldn’t work
How FOCUS can change your life
Meditation is often thought of as a relaxation exercise. That’s great, it is. If that's all you want, you're in the right place. Meditate - it'll make you feel better. But may I suggest it also has the potential to transform your experience of life in a far
The Biggest Mistake I’ve Made
Today I have a good meditation practice. All I mean by that is that I meditate daily. But I’ve been meditating on and off for over thirty years, and most of that was pretty dreadful. I have made so many mistakes that when I think about it I’m
