It is a funny thing that we are making choices in every moment of our lives. Sure, they may be micromovements in the great scheme of things but they’re choices nevertheless. There will be times too when we don’t decide, don’t choose. But deciding not to is a decision too. It’s likely that most of...
For us humans the existential question ‘what am I here for?’ probably arises from time to time, perhaps more understandable in times when it is hard to make meaning of events or see a bigger picture emerging from the petty squabbles we see at even the highest levels of national and international leadership. If we’re...
In these turbulent times, as we witness much that we’ve taken for granted – from institutions to social mores – crumble and fall away we have a choice. To throw our hands up in powerlessness, deny our agency with a plaintive ‘what can I do as one individual?’ We can run away and hide. Or...
With each day, each interaction, each situation we encounter, good or bad, we are accumulating knowledge, experience, and possibly even a deeper understanding of self and others if we choose to reflect on these events. With so many calls on our time and much taking our attention reflecting on events may be easily sidelined. We...
We humans are generally brimful of intentions. Whether more personally focused or embracing a bigger, world-changing vista, we have an abundance. Yet my personal experience suggests they’re too often stored up for tomorrow. Tomorrow never really comes though. We move through our lives moment to moment. While we’re dreaming of that brighter future, of that...
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...
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...
It’s often said, usually by motivational speakers, that we can be whatever we want to be, or can become whatever we want, or can manifest whatever we want. What’s noticeable in these sayings is the self-focus, the betterment of the lot of the individual. Whether be anything, have anything, do anything is myth or reality,...
‘What our deepest self craves is not mere enjoyment, but some supreme purpose that will enlist all our powers and give unity and direction to our life. We can never know the profoundest joy without a conviction that our life is significant – not a meaningless episode.’ Henry J Golding There’s so much talk about...
Have you noticed how often heart comes up in our everyday speech? Take heart, put my heart and soul into it, heart in the right place, heart of gold, wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve, heart in your mouth, change of heart, heart to heart. I could go on, and you will have your own...