We scroll through social media feeds bombarded by curated perfection. Lives seemingly effortless, relationships picture-perfect. But beneath the carefully crafted veneer, a deeper truth resonates: we're all just "winging it." This, according to Charlie Mackesy's heartwarming book, "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," is the very essence of being human. “How do … Continue reading “Human”-ing is a team sport.
The themes for our meditations this week are inspired by four teachers: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” is a 2019 illustrated book by Charlie Mackesy, which follows the developing friendship between these four characters. The Boy is lost in the winter wilderness, … Continue reading Shift your focus from problems to possibilities.
The biggest stumbling block to new meditators is the feeling, "but I can't get my mind to be quiet!" The truth is none of us can, and the good news is, we don’t need to… "Did I pay the electricity bill?" "What should I make for dinner?" "I wonder if Sarah got that promotion..." Frustrated, … Continue reading Stillness is not dependent on the mind being silent.
Imagine a vast ocean, its depths teeming with life, its surface reflecting the infinite expanse of the sky. This is the true essence of who you are – limitless potential waiting to be explored. Yet, we often get caught in the shallows, trapped by the fleeting thoughts that ripple across the surface. “As soon as … Continue reading Have you trapped yourself by the power of a mere thought?
The topic of today's meditation is love and I'm sharing with you Adyashanti's view: "Love is a flame that burns, it burns everything other than itself. It is the destruction of everything that is false, and the fulfillment of all that is true." - Adyashanti Surrendering to love, will dissolve in your life everything that … Continue reading …then you’ll realize you’ve just embraced the whole universe…
I LOVE Adyashanti’s ability to create a very simple understanding from what can feel so complicated and messy. You'd really do yourself a favour to do a search of his work and just read through some of his thoughts. "Whatever you resist you become. If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist … Continue reading If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist sadness, you are always sad.
Letting go... or hearing the words, "just let it go" is one of those disservices we do to ourselves and others while meaning really well. It feels like the right thing to say but we all have our own moments of struggling with our own personal example of not being able to let something go … Continue reading How the f#@k do we let go?
The thirst for knowledge might be seen as the foundation of all human development. Knowledge has been revered by all cultures, past and present, with the creed of countless educational institutions based on some version of “Knowledge is Power”. Having knowledge is of course objectively a good thing, but there are two stories to tell… … Continue reading “Knowing” is the killer of consciousness.
It’s the first day of a new week! As you settle into the rhythm of fresh beginnings, have you ever considered this – your entire life is a path to awakening? Every experience, every challenge, every moment of joy or sorrow, everything you go through holds the possibility of waking you up into the potential … Continue reading Say yes to life’s fierce, ruthless, and loving grace.
Do you stop often enough to truly consider the driving force behind your actions? Are you living by conscious choice, or simply on autopilot, following the well-worn grooves of ingrained patterns and compulsions? Sadhguru offers a profound truth: "In the inner life, there is only one kind of revolution and it is a silent one. … Continue reading Moving from compulsiveness to consciousness.
We get bombarded with a lot of self-help messages about the importance of "positive vibes" and "good energy." But what happens when life throws you a curveball – a frustrating setback, a stinging criticism, a moment of pure sadness? Do we need to try and turn everything into a constant stream of sunshine and rainbows? … Continue reading A calm mind is more important than a positive mind.
Since waking up this morning, the word/s “authentic/authenticity” have been swirling around in my head, so even though today’s meditation is “Sharing Love” I decided to make the intro - Authenticity… We tend to think of being authentic as something we project out to the world, the courage to defy expectations and proudly display our … Continue reading … and you’re f#@king AWESOME!
Imagine holding a precious gem up to the light. You turn it slowly, inspecting its every facet, its beauty unveiled with each new angle. This is the essence of becoming the effortless observer – a practice that empowers you to navigate your inner world and also the world around you, with newfound freedom. "In the … Continue reading Just like holding a gem up to the light, you become the effortless observer of your own emotional state.
I love the space where spirituality and science meet and I love seeing how more and more, it seems that they both speak the same language. After all... both science and spirituality is an attempt at describing the truth, so ultimately they have to produce the same answers. "You need to understand both science and … Continue reading Ultimately science and spirituality have to produce the same answers.
Have you ever felt a nagging feeling about a decision, only to ignore it and later regret it? Or perhaps you've experienced a sudden flash of inspiration that led you down a path of success. These are all whispers from your inner wisdom, a powerful source of guidance often drowned out by the daily cacophony … Continue reading True wisdom holds no judgment.
It's Monday! A fresh week stretches before you, a canvas waiting for the masterpiece of your creation. We’re ditching the “blue Monday” vibes and embracing the potential that this new chapter holds, so let's start with a little bit of fun first. I LOVE Sweatpants and Coffee's Monday Motivations, maybe I'll include them more often … Continue reading The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Silence… stillness… emptiness… all words trying to describe an essence that all of us know something about, and most of us have an uneasy relationship with. Lao Tzu called it “The Void”. Throughout human history there have always been teachings about what is possibly found within that nothingness when we are able to surrender and … Continue reading After discarding the compulsions of conforming to the world, we discover the fullness of Nothing.
We all fall victim to it sometimes: the belief that the harder we think, the better our thoughts will be. But what if the opposite is true? What if having too much brain is actually hindering our progress? Today’s meditation is just about one of the simplest mindfulness practices that you can do, paying attention … Continue reading I often fall into the trap of believing that I just need to think harder, just need to think “better” thoughts.
“How do you spell love?” Asked Piglet “You don't spell it, you feel it.” Answered Pooh Ask a hundred people to describe what love is, and you’re likely to get a hundred different answers. It can be a complicated topic because for most of us, our history with love is well… complicated… We first learn … Continue reading When love is no longer something that you “need”, but something that you share.
You will learn to trust yourself, because you will begin to understand what you really are... “There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate, too ruthless, too combative. Along the way … Continue reading You will learn to trust that you always find your way back to the BEST version of you.
“You can't save time, you can only spend it. But you can spend it wisely or foolishly.” - The Tao of Pooh Pooh Bear’s reminder for us today is that in every moment we are spending the precious resource called time. We mostly spend it unconsciously, not weighing up whether we’re spending it wisely or … Continue reading You can spend it wisely, or you can spend it foolishly.
As you may already know, this week’s teachings come from the book “The Tao of Pooh”. An adaptation of the original Winnie the Pooh that recognizes the Zen-like qualities of this yellow bear. Here is the next excerpt from the book - Tigger is the bouncy one, always on the move! No time for a … Continue reading How will we know when to do and when to don’t?
Have you ever read Winnie the Pooh and realized that Pooh Bear is quite Zen compared to most of the characters around him? “While Eeyore frets.....and Piglet hesitates..and Rabbit calculates..and Owl pontificates Pooh just is…” - The Tao of Pooh Our teacher this week is very simply, a yellow bear in a … Continue reading One of the world’s great Taoist masters, is a yellow bear.
Today's silent meditation is inspired by Khalil Gibran. Silence, as Gibran reminds us, can be a potent tool. In its quiet embrace, we not only encounter "choirs singing the song of ages," but also confront the layers of armor we've accumulated over time. "You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts." … Continue reading Everything that is not YOU – will dissolve.
The question that today’s meditation asks is, “Are you stuck in the matrix, or have you escaped?” "Be the master of mind rather than mastered by the mind." - Japanese proverb "Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, you are not what you observe." - Buddhist proverb "Wisdom tends to grow in … Continue reading Escaping the matrix.
A beautiful image that emerges from today's meditation: feeling ourselves breathing in unison with "all living brothers and sisters." This powerful sense of connection serves as a potent reminder that love is not just an emotion we experience with romantic partners; it's the very essence of our existence, the thread that binds us to all … Continue reading Feel yourself breathing with all living brothers and sisters.
Can you be fully committed to taking action and also... be ready to accept and let go of anything that is not yours to control? Today’s meditation takes a look at the constant ebb and flow between action and acceptance. It often feels like life is a delicate dance between these two seemingly opposing forces. … Continue reading When every action you take is the expression of your soul.
In the whirlwind of daily life, it’s really easy to get caught up in our own heads. Perpetually jumping between anxieties about the future, and regrets about the past. This constant state of mental time travel leaves us feeling exhausted and disconnected from the richness of the present moment. We become like ghosts haunting our … Continue reading Are you trying to live in a moment that doesn’t exist?
Today’s meditation journey takes a look at the world around us with a slight pause to recognize what society has created… "If being appropriate means conforming to a deeply pathological society, then be wildly inappropriate. If finally seeing the oppressive suffering of others is painful, then endure the pain. If you want freedom from denial … Continue reading Responding to a sick society.
It's Monday, a fresh start to the week! We all dive in, energized and eager to make the best of our time. Today’s meditation challenges the notion that success hinges on relentless effort - a constant state of pushing and brute-force striving - and asks us to stop for a moment and reflect on the … Continue reading It’s dark because you’re trying too hard.
