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Warm summer evenings
End of the day on my way home from work. Raining all day - then the sun finally came out and stayed out until it went down! I forgot about the rain and enjoyed the warm summer evening. There's a teaching in here about not dwelling on the past and enjoying good things...
Staying in the moment
In 1984 Jon Kabat-Zinn trained the USA Olympic Men's Rowing Team in mindfulness. They got a silver that year. The gold was won by Steve Redgrave and team - his first of 5. I wonder how many Olympians have had mindfulness training for these games? Mindfulness is an...
Mindful Communication
When we feel our interest or social status is threatened we can react aggressively to protect our position. In the same way we can act submissively, often at the expense of our own views, feelings and self respect. The most affective way to communicate with others is...
Tigers Above,Tigers Below
Some wisdom from Pema Chodron I wanted to share. I hope you enjoy it. "Joy has to do with seeing how big, how completely unobstructed, and how precious things are. Resenting what happens to you and complaining about your life are like refusing to smell the wild roses...
The time is now
We are all very busy and have very little time - correct? You probably don't have time to read this blog post! When I ask most of my friends how they're doing the first thing they reply with is 'I'm busy but getting on with it'. Getting on with it is...
The Moon
I took this photo of the moon after gazing at it for some time on one of the rare clear nights in London. With a fresh curiosity, I went inside and began to search the internet for information about the moon. I was interested in theories about how the moon...
London Rain
Weather can have a big affect on our mood. We tend to automatically judge rain and cloud as bad weather and clear skies and sunshine as good. Well, we actually need the rain and cloud for obviously reasons so maybe it's time to look at weather in a different...
Thoughts Are Just Passing Clouds
Thoughts come and go like clouds in the sky. Like clouds, thoughts can be light and disappear quickly or dark and heavy and linger around for a long time. With mindfulness we can choose which thoughts to invest in and which ones to leave to float away or linger if...
Moment of Calm
We often believe that to find a moment of calm we have to escape off into nature. Of course this can help us to reconnect with ourselves and nature but we don't have to go anywhere to find some inner calm. The good news is that you can find a moment of calm even...
Keep it Simple
Sometimes I think we make our lives too complicated when what we really want is simplicity, peace and more of those magical moments. Is there anything you can cut out of your life that you don't really need?