Many of us spend our lives gathering 'fuel' – the right people, places, and hobbies – while wondering why our inner fire still flickers. Here’s a short reflection on the one thing we often miss when trying to live a complete life.
How taking time out and tuning in turns up the volume on all that is Good about life. Meditation isn’t just about sanctuary, it’s communing with your power source.
What if everything you’re holding onto is what’s holding you back? Non-attachment isn’t about giving up what you love — it’s about learning to let go of the need to control the ever-changing world around you, so you can finally live freely, and fully.
Many meditations are about creating some kind of feeling or intention. If I was in an arguing mood, I’d say they are misguided. Within you is a higher wisdom but it can only come through when you stop having an agenda, when you let go.
What if you never gave any more conscious attention to what you don’t want and what could go wrong? What if you made your life a sole celebration of all that is good, right, beautiful and true? What would happen then?
Normality is our society’s commonly accepted path to find stability and ultimately success and happiness. But it’s insanely flawed. There is no stability in anything our society promotes.
‘You are made of the finest stuff’ … strong words you may not believe. But in living a Good life, you have to distrust what your mind says in this matter. It’s a fine servant but a terrible master.
Intentionally creating your day as you go is so much wiser and such an easier way of living than crashing through it hoping for the best. Here’s some things to remember as you do that.
Imagine if freedom from over-thinking and reacting was a simple and straightforward matter of learning the right tools? Imagine if you could choose to get out of the past and future, and anchor yourself in the aliveness of the present moment. Wouldn’t that be lovely?
When it all boils down, life is about love versus fear. Unfortunately for many of us, love never has the chance to gain the upper hand simply because we don’t realise what the game is.
What counts as success is so shallow and one dimensional in our culture. Finding depth and quality in life and in yourself – and freedom from what other people think – is such a worthwhile journey. But: What else is life about?
When I talk to people about calm, just about everyone says, ‘Oh, I’d love more calm and peace in my life’. But here’s a question for you: Do you know why you don’t have all the calm you want, right now?
You need times of dark to appreciate the light. It’s a popular idea. That peace can only be known in relation to turmoil. But just because it’s popular, doesn’t make it true. Here’s why …
People think meditation is hard because they think it’s about peace. “How can I find peace in the middle of all the noise and chaos and challenge of my life?”, they think. Here’s where they’re making things much harder than they need to be.
A true path of self-improvement isn’t about adding much to yourself. It’s dropping everything that’s holding you back. And that often involves the urge to constantly self-improve.
Our untrained brains focus on 9 negatives to every 1 positive. That’s why one of the most important things in life is to train your head so you flip that ratio. Then life transforms, and instantly.
