An exploration of fear as ice on the road and how to navigate it. Recently, while cycling uphill in fog, I hit a patch of ice on the road. Suddenly my wheels were spinning but I was going nowhere fast. Sound a bit like your life this past year?…
2020 – week 1, day 1
Day 1 – decisions decisions… The New Year started with a beautiful sunny day in my village, nearly 900 m above sea level. Could see the Alps right across Switzerland. Not a cloud in the sky. Decided to cycle down into the valley as I was meeting two friends for…
Are you infinite? Think like a cyclist (part 2)
maybe read part 1 first – read here Introducing the wheel of self reflection How did we go from infinity and oneness to separation and opposition? Perhaps Duality is an illusion? Could we blame the mirror neurons buried deep in our brains for tricking us out of the Garden of…
Feeling Stuck? Think like a cyclist
Perhaps you have noticed, it isn’t actually possible to ride a bike unless you keep moving. Life’s the same. The secret is to just keep moving. Here’s how. 2600 years ago Buddha said “life is dukkha” and although “dukkha” is usually translated as “suffering” it actually means “stuck wheel” as…