Image from Ipoenk graphic We are all seeking something more or something ‘else’ in our lives, whether it is more freedom, more peace, more job satisfaction, better health, better relationships or a more inspiring sense of purpose. ‘We each have our own unique path to travel’ has become a bit of a mantra for […]
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An excerpt from my book, In Ways Uncommon and Unknown. This is from the chapter The crisis of ‘What Is’ In extraordinary and uncommon ways, Love uses the madness of the Ego to bring us back to itself. This is the paradox of suffering, that while threatening to destroy us, it is the very ground
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What would happen if you did small things with great love? Mother Teresa advised: We cannot all do great things but we can do small things with great love. This is not going to be a long post. It’s going to be a short, simple post. A small thing that I am doing with great
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By default, we are creatures of faith. We don’t, for instance, worry that we won’t be able to breathe in the next moment or the next day (unless we are in danger of drowning, say). Or that we won’t be walking in the next moment or the next day. Or that we won’t be
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I love many quotes of Rumi’s. I love reading him. So much love and tenderness in his writing. So much imagery that serve as open and wide doorways to our heart where Truth waits for us. One of my many favorites of Rumi’s quotes is this one (although I’ve since been reminded that this is
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Without having had to study psychology or done a degree in education, with a little attention, we can all appreciate the power of language. Advertising makes use of it in hugely profitable ways. Take Nike’s ‘Just do it’ slogan. Three words, so commonly used, made and continue to make a staggering impact on people in
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Golda Meir gave the Ego a slap in the face when she said: Don’t be so humble, you’re not that great. Humility has its roots in concepts of lowliness, lack of self-assertiveness and of low rank or standing. Fascinatingly, what I’ve also discovered in my research of the word ‘humble’ is that it is a
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We sometimes find ourselves in a pool of listless sadness or helplessness or powerlessness. Or it might be a raging storm of anger or a wild wind of frustration or an unexpected downpour of disappointment. The conditioned mind has a habit of suppressing these emotions, running away from them, denying or dismissing them. But where
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There is a person I meet when I go to a certain gathering which used to be part of the Catholic church, that is until its priest was removed from his role for being so unorthodox (and more Christ-like in my opinion). Anyway, this person whom I shall call Fred, has a habit of giving
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