Awakening in the city
As I write this I feel far from awake, physically awake. I returned on an overnight flight from Chile and I am now on a train heading up to Darlington. Yet despite the fact I have been traveling now for over 24 hours, I feel awake in a different sense. Sounds are sharper, lights are [...]
The Self-Development Industry
This week I had a conversation with a friend of mine John Purkiss www.johnpurkiss.com, who came out with an observation that summed up my big frustration in my line of work. I couldn’t put my finger on what wasn’t quite working, like listening to an orchestra with one instrument out of tune and you just [...]
The power and humour of words
One of the things I missed the most about England when I was in the US, was our unique sense of humour. I absolutely adore piss taking humour, which for a spiritual person this might seem a bit odd. I enjoy the quick wittedness of it, how it can ground people or situations, how it [...]
11/11/11 – What’s in a date?
The Mayan calendar ended this week, which to me just feels like another notch to confirm what we already know; we are in changing times. Only people who live under a rock would have escaped the emotional changes of the past few weeks. It seems so many of us are having health difficulties springing out [...]
Exciting times
It’s so interesting to be alive right now. Like most people I swing between ever widening polarities of love and fear. It’s invigorating to really start to see solid evidence that we are heading for a shift of consciousness. We keep hearing that we are at a point of economic collapse; I personally believe that [...]
Awakening experiences and how to keep them
Many years ago I was working as a stage manager on a small show at Edinburgh festival. I had just left Central drama school and this was my first job. I had another job lined up after this, a UK tour of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe’. I felt like I was in [...]
Connecting with your past
This past weekend I went to a school reunion. Most of us hadn’t seen each other since school. It’s an interesting time as we are all on the cusp of 40. I always thought midlife crises was made up of people getting depressed about getting old and trying to get into relationships with people much [...]
Can Spirituality break addiction?
Addiction is a huge problem that holds humanity back, not only the individual from finance freedom or to lead a healthy life, we are also held back from our spiritual evolution. As people it is possible for us to become addicted to anything that makes us feel better. This could be from a basic sugar [...]
Taking care of yourself
My friends often tell me that if you’re taking care of other people you have to take care of yourself first, but when people need you it’s often tempting to pay lip service to what that means. It’s so easy to see how the external world needs you, and allow that to override what you [...]
The Power of Love in BUSINESS
Power of Love EditorialFINAL (2) I’m a terribly curious person. I have watched in fascination at how the phone hacking case is unfolding. I am hoping that it is a welcome kick up the bum to those who believe that you can do what ever you like in the name of making money. It’s sad that the [...]
