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Circumstances
Take a moment to consider your circumstances right now! Are they the ones you thought were going to make you happy? Have you been in that place where you reached the goal and then thought, 'is this it?' I remember that phase of my life when I was seeking
Success
My definition of success has changed dramatically over the years. I bought into the societal story for a long time. Defining success in terms of wealth, prosperity or fame. It also seemed to be something to aim for in terms of academic success. It then be
Disguised Blessings
When we feel an uncomfortable sensation it makes sense to want it to go away. Of course it does. No-one wants to feel anxious, stressed, tense or in a low mood. But what if you could see all those sensations as disguised blessings? You see, we are all thi
Discernment
Discernment is defined as the ability to judge well. I guess what I ponder in that is, how do we know if we are judging well when it seems that all we have to judge with is our own conditioned thinking. But I see that there is a space for discernment whic
Curiosity
They say that curiosity killed the cat. The meaning of that phrase is that being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble. When I invite curiosity, it is very different. I invite you to direct your curiosity inside in an enquiring
Seeking Calm
Seeking calm feels like a thing to do. There so many tools and techniques available to do that. I don't need to list them. But the thing is, you are calm. That is what you are made of. The seeking you are doing is covering that up. The searching is hiding
Similarities
There are more similarities than differences between us. I know that is very hard to see that sometimes but there are some fundamental things which are true for every single one of us. That we are connected to each other. No matter whether you talk quantu
Adding Doesn't Help
I spent a long time teaching people to add in order to feel okay. Adding affirmations, meditation and gratitude practices. Adding knowledge from self-development gurus. Adding podcasts, audio books and courses. I encourage others to see themselves a
The Journey to Calm
My journey to calm really started in January 2020 but before that I thought I was on it. For a long I thought the journey to calm was about meditation, yoga and affirmations. I experienced calm but it was hard work and I thought I had to keep doing all th
Trying to Control Feelings
Trying to control our feelings is like trying to fix a system which is not broken. A system which was created perfectly to support you in life. A much misunderstood system. You see, your feelings only have one piece of information in them; they are tellin