Does Democracy Work? A good friend who attended a regular Zoom group I hosted would often comment when someone suggested we were getting “political” … “We need to get political!” He’d say. I get where he was coming from. Life and living cannot be separated from this thing we call…

The Art of Becoming Unhurried . “Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can make only one step at a time.” ― Osho. Alcoholics Anonymous encourages its members to take things one day at a time. …

How to deal with the tough times 8 Things to Keep in Mind When You’re at Your Lowest There’s no doubt that life can be brutal at times. Even if you’ve been blessed to this point, there’s little chance of making it to the end of your life without suffering a significant setback. People are tested when faced with great challenges. …

Being Somewhere other than where you are — So, you’re out for a walk. The sun is set against a blue sky. You can feel a gentle breeze as it rustles the leaves on the trees. A nearby stream splashes and runs over some rocks…you can hear the water dancing. But where are you? Or, put another way…

The world is how we see it …we are the stories we tell ourselves. In this universe, and this existence, where we live with this duality of whether we exist or not and who are we, the stories we tell ourselves are the stories that define the potentialities of our…

6 Top Tips for Being Happier Happiness Talking about “being happy” and “finding joy” whilst being surrounded by news about war, failing economies, rising costs of living and global climate crises can seem a little disingenuous, if not absurd. I totally get why sceptics and cynics alike. when hearing these words…

Your personal bias defines your perception of the world What do you see here? A rock? A carving of a horses head? A dinosaur skull? What you see is actually a series of patterns, lines and shadows which cause certain neurons in your brain to fire. What you perceive, understand…

Brain Chemistry and Relaxation Our brains are complex, mind-bogglingly complex. We can think of them as very complex three-dimensional circuit boards; a network of connected fibres which allow for the transmission of electrical energy, moderated and influenced by a chemical bath through which this energy moves. How these electrochemical signals…