Zen and the Art of Change
“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Monday’s and the start of the week can make people feel worried, upset or even depressed at the prospect of the week to come. I came across a phrase recently that really struck a chord with me. The phrase […]
Read More Are you feeling Life-Tired or lebensmude?“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird When I was young, I was partially deaf. This was due to a number of problems with wax and my sinuses. A couple of operations later and I could hear. Not perfectly, but well enough […]
Read More Hear, Listen and Attend“It was sad, like those businessmen who came to work in serious clothes but wore colourful ties in a mad, desperate attempt to show there was a free spirit in there somewhere.” ― Terry Pratchett, Making Money A recent article prompted me to reflect on the way we work today and our attitude to work. […]
Read More Work will not set you free, your attitude might“Forever is composed of nows.” ― Emily Dickinson One of the biggest questions people ask about Mindfulness, is all around being the in “now”. What on earth is it about? What does it mean and why even think about it? Practicing Mindfulness helps you to focus on being present in the now. Present moment awareness […]
Read More Simple steps to help develop a “Now Mindset”“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Question for you. It is funny, but how often do you think about your feet? Go on, take a moment and try to remember the last time you really […]
Read More Your toes are good reminders of now!“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.” ― Thomas Merton Contrary to popular belief, humans cannot multitask. We get ourselves so […]
Read More How to accept the now, by being present“The reason many people in our society are miserable, sick, and highly stressed is because of an unhealthy attachment to things they have no control over.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience I have been silent for a while. Not in the speaking sense, but from a blog posting […]
Read More Stress and the pressures of life“…there are people who try to look as if they are doing a good and thorough job, and then there are the people who actually damn well do it, for its own sake.” ― John D. MacDonald, Free Fall in Crimson Further to the first article, I wrote “Work is a relationship” on the nature […]
Read More What exactly is a Work Relationship?“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying.” ― Studs Terkel Like it or not, but work does define your life. I know […]
Read More Work is a relationship“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway Ok. I’ll admit it. It was me. What on earth are you talking about Summerhayes? Have you finally lost the plot? Gone off the rails? Decided to enter the loony bin? Nope. I am admitting something, I’ve always kept hidden. For […]
Read More Getting caught out not listening
Martin Summerhayes 