Taking Time Out . . .

Some time ago I read a book by Jamie McIntyre. Jamie is this slightly annoying Australian self help guru – a sort of Antipodean Tony Robbins if you can imagine that. Anyway after that somewhat…

Kissing The Earth With Your Feet . . .

Someone called Thich Nhat Hanh said this and i think its pretty cool. Mindfulness is very “in” at the moment. There are quotes and articles everywhere. There was even an piece in the newspaper about…

The Art of Saying Nice Things . . .

Not so long ago I took a contract assignment helping a company move from one system to another. It was quite a change. The current system wasn’t working terribly well. A series of work arounds had…

Life is Not a Rehearsal for Living

Today my daughter, who is backpacking through Vietnam as we speak, asked me if I have heard of The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I looked it up and, one of the first things I came across, was this…

Being Grateful that Roses Have Thorns . . .

I really like this quote.  It says to me we have choices in life. We can call a cup  half full or half empty. We experience a rainy day and feel down that its wet or uplifted at the thought of…