‘If I can dream…of a better land…’ so sang Elvis Presley in his 1968 Comeback Special. A gospel song that contains a powerful call for beauty, harmony, sisterhood and brotherhood. It calls for belief that we do deserve something better than we are creating now. More than that, it invokes that better world. We often...
When Martin Luther King had a dream, he wasn’t setting out a strategy rather calling for a seismic shift in perspective, that people would come together in harmony, unity and appreciation of one another. Isn’t that what we need now in a world that has, on the one hand, made such progress through human ingenuity...
“May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.” John O’Donohue Wonder is a quality we typically associate with childhood. It has the sense of naiveté, of innocence and the ability to be surprised. After a few proverbial ‘trips around the block’ of life we can tend to eschew...
We live in a noisy world where so much competes for our attention. Much, of course, does need that attention whether that’s caring for ourselves, our families, those close to us, or the many challenges facing the human family and the planet we call home. Often, though, our concerns – whether close to home or...
We live our lives in a concrete world, reliant on matter and form, on what we can see, hear, touch, taste, smell. We use acquired knowledge and experience to interpret all this data. Perhaps we adjust that interpretation with the input of others. And yet how real and true are the ‘pictures’ we create? However...
We may all long for a better world. A world of more love, kindness, peace, fairness, prosperity. Though the forces holding this back may seem too formidable for us to overcome each of us can make a difference in how we interact with the world and in the intentions we set for its improvement. Of...
In a world of seemingly perpetual turmoil and constantly shifting sands we may ask ourselves to what can we hold fast? Instead of seeking outer stability our answer lies within. As we quiet down and move into the stillness of reflection we can choose to open ourselves to discovering our deep soul connection with all...
If we want a better world we must each play our part in its creation, living as citizens of that better world rather than citizens of our own little world. Examining all aspects of our life and their contribution to our wellbeing – mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually – is a start. Maybe our practice...
‘We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.’ Jane Goodall For some of us the search for our unique purpose, beyond simply getting by in life, can take years. For others it is apparent and accessible with relative ease. Whilst we each express our purpose,...
There’s a world of difference between ‘being with’ and ‘being there’. In the latter we can show up physically without being fully present. Our mind (attention), emotions, spirit may be somewhere else entirely. Being with means we’re immersed wholly in each moment. Our visible and invisible aspects are aligned, fully connected to our environment –...