As I reflect on the qualities of Presence and how to bring our inner presence to every situation and in all facets of our life, I notice I am being drawn to the quality of grace. True presence calls us into a level of stillness and spaciousness in which we can feel ourselves release, breathe...
Our every thought, expressed or not, is the seed of a potential intention. Some thoughts are inconsequential, others weightier. When we bring our conscious attention to the weightier, investing them with energy, the likelihood of manifestation mushrooms. Careful what we wish for then, and how. Intentions are powerful. When formed mindfully, through deep reflection, and...
Anyone thinking that making love the leader in world conflicts, or business decisions would just lead to chaos might be surprised if they stop and consider the true anatomy of love. When we think of love we think of the heart. The heart does more than keep us alive physically. We attribute it with the...
Legacy – what we build/create and leave behind – can be testament to our pursuit of our purpose. Sometimes it’s inspiring on a grand scale – world changers like Gandhi, Mandela, Luther King Jr – come to mind, as do artists and inventors. Under the radar, beavering quietly away, unheralded, are the many bringing positive...
Trying to explain a deep truth or knowing to another is incredibly hard. We might use words like belief or faith but even they, powerful as they are, don’t really do it. Truth, Reality, Knowing are all the domain of the soul and unless we have a relationship with our soul it can be really...
“Choose your intention carefully and then practice holding your consciousness to it, so it becomes the guiding light in your life.” – Roger Delano Hinkins This seems like sound advice to me even though not that easy to sustain. When we think about the intentions we choose, they are often quite grand and geared toward...
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill Churchill’s words feel like a useful reminder of what’s needed for the times, indeed any times, we live in. He led a nation through the darkest of days, calling into service the hearts and courage of his...
Yes, it’s a huge, and some might argue unhelpfully, existential question…I know and yet, if now isn’t the time to ask it with all the chaos and self-imposed destruction, then when would be? As someone with a spiritual philosophy or set of principles through which I can view the physical world as well as the...
Depending on our preference, and current capacity for heat, the stunning recent summer days reminds us of the extraordinary beauty of nature – the bursting richness of flora and fauna, the vast blue skies given greater definition by shapely white clouds, the obvious presence of the life-giving sun. It’s a visual feast all can drink...
In a world filled with noise and motion it can be hard to find those moments to just ‘be’. Having said that even when those moments of stillness or quiet present themselves it’s very likely that we are habituated not to really spot them because we have become so used to engaging with the constant...