Tools for the trade
Before I had a child, I had always been focussed, purposeful, goal-driven. I invariably achieved most of what I had set out to…and yet, and perhaps it is meant to be so, in my parenting journey and subsequently in much of my life since, I have had to learn and re-learn the lessons of ‘letting […]
I had recently been contemplating the message of Trust and Letting things be, when i had the good fortune to visit Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It is a beautiful park with tree lined avenues, manicured lawns and riots of colour in its flower beds.
In our modern day society’s race to be, do and have more, we have constantly moved forward the boundaries of success. Not surprisingly, we have also falsely learnt to equate success with happiness.
A little while ago, I participated in an online discussion on LinkedIn that started off something like, ‘It is more important to live with Passion than with Purpose. Discuss.’
You know how all those self-help, ‘achieve your wildest dreams’ type of books always always say that you have to practise Gratitude, to give thanks and be grateful for our lot in life?
Live in the present Believe in coincidences No matter how small Accept that we are all different
Just the other day, I had a to do list as long as my arm and at the end of the day I had not ticked one single thing off. Was it frustrating? Of course it was, and yet at the end of the day, I realised that although I had not accomplished anything I’d […]
Mindfulness is emotional control Mindfulness is coolness and clarity of thought Mindfulness exists in overcoming emotional storms By defusing them, rather than indulging them.
Look to this day For it is Life, the very life of Life In it’s brief course lie all the Verities and realities of your existence
For as long as I can remember, words have held a special place for me none more so than this poem, the Desiderata. Although many versions of this prose poem have often been attributed to an Anonymous writer, according to Wikipedia it’s original author is Max Ehrmann. I hope that it’s message may speak to […]