The man who wasn’t there

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde I don’t know about you, but some days I feel fully present. On other days, I feel as if I have somehow dissolved into the background. I can recognise the symptoms and also the feelings that come […]

The power of habit

“1 in 5 people have dandruff. 1 in 4 people have mental health problems. I’ve had both.” ― Ruby Wax When I get the opportunity to meet someone who is a keen advocate of Mindfulness and who is also a personality, I jump at the chance. Last week, Ruby Wax gave a talk at […]

Present Moments

“Don’t let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment.” ― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose The narrative: After a manic work week, the weekends come around and are gone very quickly. We try to cram into the space of two days, […]

RAIN – You can not eliminate negative thoughts

““One way to eliminate self negating thoughts and behavior is by gaining more understanding through realizing that you cannot force others to see that what you feel is real.” ― Iyanla Vanzant Of the 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts that we have every day, approximately 70% of them of them are negative. Just the thought […]

A world of unrecognised thoughts

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche I am reading a fascinating book at the moment and one small section really caught my attention. It mentions: “Thought is the architect of both hope and despair, the source of every […]

I, Me, Self and You

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” ― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter What does being the person that you are, from one day to the next, mean? This is the question of personal identity, and your answer to this question determines […]

Paying attention is really hard

“She said things and I nodded. I didn’t pay attention. She didn’t pay attention to me. We floated through our days in that way.” ― Frederick Barthelme, Elroy Nights Carrying on the theme of pulling apart the definition of Mindfulness and trying to articulate my interpretations; this post is all about paying attention. […]

How to manage and deal with anger

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ― Gautama Buddha Anger, frustration and that sense of being out of control is something we have all felt at some time in our lives. Often, it comes […]

Being non-judgemental

“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.” ― Paul McCartney The definition of Mindfulness that I use comes from Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of the modern mindfulness movement. It states: “Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying […]

Mindfulness guidance

“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” ― Rumi It would appear that Mindfulness is getting more and more popular. This week, I have had numerous discussions and inquiries regarding it. People have asked me why I practice it; what the benefits of practice are; where did […]