I’m happy to tell you this, but you are creative! Sure you might not have a piece of art hanging in The Tate Gallery, or you mightn’t have won the Booker Prize for the novel you never wrote but I’m certain you’ve done the following; You’ve tried something new, You’ve been curious about something and […]
Our future can only be determined by looking forward, with no reference to our past.
So here I am sitting in my office, my door is closed and just short of a sign hanging on it saying, “DON’T DISTURB!!” I’ve disconnected my internet connection, and my cell phone is upside down, off, and out of sight. All of this just to write this post. It probably all sounds quite extreme […]
It’s all just a kind of magic and we’re all magicians!
What a monk taught me about a thundering silence.
The problem with mindfulness is that it lacks drama.
Mindfulness is too serene, wispy, and it takes too much work. It lacks drama – all the stuff that we love in our lives. In the movie that’s in my head, I continuously swing between the past scenes – reliving old dramas, comparing myself to others, attaching happiness, anger, and regret,…etc. Or to the future […]
Coronavirus isn’t the biggest challenge anymore…no, this isn’t a conspiracy theory.
Coronavirus isn’t the main challenge anymore, there’s something more – and no this isn’t a conspiracy theory. As per the experts’ instructions, we’ve done what we can do to hopefully keep us out of the virus’s reach. We wear masks, we exercise when we can, we keep social distancing, and we continuously wash our hands. […]
All it takes is a little bit of breathing.
HelloDuring these unprecedented times, with social distancing, lockdown and a potentially new future on the horizon, all of this can lead to a rise in anxiousness.As we can’t go out to walk, run, gym, etc what is the best way to cope with it?As a Life Coach, I was recently contacted by Cape Talk Radio […]
Breaking Bread with a President – Food/Travel story published in SLOW Magazine
I like the ritual of “breaking bread” with someone – it’s welcoming and has a tinge of warmth to it. This is my thought while eyeing the golden croissant poised between my fingers. My girlfriend and I are at a café in Paris. Helene-Marie prefers a morning baguette and I prefer a croissant, and this […]
