When I left the advertising industry (many moons ago) my creative director at the time passed on some advice that he had once been given: “Don’t look back, otherwise you will bump into trees and create other obstacles in the road ahead that weren’t there before…” At least that’s what…
My Biggest lesson last year – Reclaiming one’s agency
If you had a tough time this past year, could it be that you are letting go of the same beast that I’ve been wresting this past year? This is a beast that is easy to see in others. Virtually impossible to see in oneself. This is about reclaiming your…
Fog dancing
I live mostly above the fog line, but sometimes find myself deep in it. It’s a continual dance. Between clarity and uncertainty, conviction and self doubt. Have you noticed? This is what happens whenever you get to the top of any ladder. We arrive back at “same old, same old”.…
Why reach out? Exercise your Expelliarmus
For many years we had a very special cat in our home. He looked like an ordinary cat but actually he was more like a cross between a wizard and an angel. His real name was “Expelliarmus” but most people only knew him as “Pelly”. How did he get such…
Grace or manifestation?
Is it grace that saves our hides, or a creative process of manifestation that we can manipulate at whim? Or is it both? Around this time last year something minor but major happened to me in Sydney that made me rethink my views on the workings of the universe. The…
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…
Facing resistance? think like a pilot 2
Pilots know something that the rest of us haven’t quite figured out. Only the idle face no resistance. Resistance is a natural byproduct of action. The faster you go the more resistance you face until…. something magical happens suddenly you are airborne. What was once resistance is now the wind…