Social Contagion - You Become The Company You Keep 
"Emotional Contagion" by Mikel Jaso During the Covid-19 lockdown we have all gone to great lengths to avoid this highly contagious virus and …

The Attrition Factor - Hanging In There For The Long Haul 
In the first part of this two part series, Lost In Transition - How To Cope With Hard Times , we established that: * Change is an external event or …

Lost In Transition - How To Cope With Hard Times 
It was late one warm summer’s evening in Marrakesh. We had wandered around the souks and then enjoyed a pleasant dinner in a restaurant just off the main …

Beyond Belief - How To Be Free From Views And Words 
A belief is something that we believe to be true, but not necessarily a belief in something that can be proven to be true. In the field of religious …

Lost For Words - Actions Speaks Louder And Presence Speaks Deepest  
Contemplating her husband's grave A young family friend was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. Many of his friends had put together a selection …

If You Want To Be Given Everything Give Everything Up 
“Self-Immolation” 2012 by Tashi Norbu It was early one sunny summer morning, and I went out for a walk along the seafront. It was a beautiful …

Have You Raised Your Ebenezer? 
Depiction of the Battle of Eben-Ezer from the Dura-Europos synagogue (pre-244 AD) The Israeli town of Kafr Qasim is a hill-top city with an Arab …

Living With Your Thoughts 
In the first part of this two part series, You Are Not Your Thoughts , we set the scene as to how we deal with our negative thoughts, such as thoughts …

You Are Not Your Thoughts 
It’s 3 am and you have woken up and can’t get back to sleep. You lie in bed tossing and turning and as your brain wakes up a little voice in your head …

Identify Your Core Desire - The Source of All Success 
"When you seek Zen as you now seek air - THEN you will find it." When I was in my mid to late teens I was very aware of two powerful desires and drivers …

Your Point Of Focus - Its Either Helping You Or Hindering You 
In the early years of my business career I was a professional salesman. I started out selling capital goods such as printing equipment and photocopiers, …

Dropping The “How?” 
I was walking on the beach this morning enjoying the sound of the sea lapping on the shingle. My mind was in neutral and I was feeling gratitude for such …

“Lucky” People Have Higher Expectations 
A significant component of the power of any success strategy lies in the expectation that you will achieve your goal or objective. Whatever you expect …

Happiness Is A State Of Mind - Choose Joy 
In this article we are drawing no distinction between the use and meaning of the words "joy" and "happiness". We are referring to an emotional state that …

The Guaranteed Secret Of How To Be Successful In Life 
Introduction Approximately 25 years ago I found myself caught up in a set of circumstances over which I had no control, an economic recession which …

The Power Of Framing - Change Your Language To Change How You Feel 
The Participatory Universe We live in an energetic universe that is held together in what I refer to as The Energy Of Life . My lived and observed …

Dance Into The Light - How To Stop Chasing Your Tail 
As I wrote in an earlier piece a couple of weeks ago, coronavirus has changed everything and many of us are feeling anxious. I outlined how adopting …

The Truth About Action - “Doing Without Doing” 
“The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done.” We are brought up to believe that we get what we want in life as a result of what …

The Three Minute Power Pause 
The Power Pause is a very simple but powerful technique developed and taught by John Harricharan. It relieves stress and anxiety, helps you regain …

How To Overcome Fear And Perform Powerfully 
Everything I write about in these "Reflections & Experiences is all based on direct personal experience. The same is applies to every practice or technique …

Change Comes From Within 
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate" (Carl Jung) Beliefs, unconscious or not, are creating …

Living In A Participatory Universe 
The Early Years I grew up in a family environment where everything was difficult and nothing ever seemed to change. Things were as they were and any …

The Power Of Gratitude 
The Benefits Of Gratitude Professor Robert A. Emmons is reported to be a world leading expert on gratitude. Based on the research evidence of a …

Practising The Power Of Now 
When I first "discovered" mindfulness I was at a stage in my life when I wanted to discover and absorb as much information as I could about self development …

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The Loving Father 
Why Have You Forsaken Me... ”There is a sublime wildness in God that calls us to risk becoming who we dream and have long been dreamed to be. …

A Portrait Of A Person Connected To The Field Of Intention 
The Power of Intention In a recent article Energy Goes Where Energy Flows we looked at: * Being aware of, and managing, your dominant energy …

Reflections In A Calm Place 
Mindfulness Bell - 5 Minute Meditation This recording from The Guide Meditation Site contains nothing but the pure sound of a Tibetan singing …

Energy Goes Where Energy Flows 
In times like these it is hard to feel positive and upbeat. We are living in a time of great uncertainty. For many of us the fear and worry about financial …

Coronavirus - How To Cope With Social Distancing, Working From Home And Other Anxieties 
Coronavirus has changed everything. Most of us are now working from home. We are all experiencing the effects of “social distancing” and other impacts …