My friend told me a story, about a man on a beach sitting on the rocks and watching his dogs play. He said to her: "when I sit, on a...

If the complexity of managing the now and foreseeing the future has been rushing at you with discombobulating effects, remember that we...

But don’t try too hard - look with a sideways glance, if life is flirting with you - flirt back!

I’ve lost count of the number of people who have told me that the month of January felt like a whole year. How many people have said...

Thanks to that construct we call a calendar year, we gather around a fistful of festivals, owned by a variety of religious beliefs and...

I have a funny feeling that life may be conspiring to slow us down. We can either heed the call, choose a slower life, or not. What if...

Our educational system tends to focus its efforts on developing the ability for young people to advocate - to present - to put forth...

I woke up this morning thinking about my mother. I had been wondering what I would write about this month, and she gave me a clue. My...

I resonate with this inspiring idea greatly. I am often encouraged by the idea that if I give every day all I’ve got, the ripple effects...

I have found few things in life more intoxicating than possibility, ever tantalisingly present, playing peek-a-boo with our imagination! ...

For something that does not exist, we can spend an astonishing amount of our time focusing on trying to ensure our future is secure. One...

I adore this poem by Tara Mohr. It answers one of my perennial questions: how can I make peace with the turbulent swirl that is being...

I love this idea of equating “being who you really are” with being grown up. I also like Carl Jung’s idea that it may be less about...

A few years ago, I was afforded three particular experiences that have made their mark in me. I went to Tbilisi, the capital city of...

Coming back from the holy days of holiday, the whole days of being present and allowing life to unfold, I am struck by how much we tell...

I will always be deeply grateful to Werner Erhard for the ideas and concepts I gleaned from his work in the very early years of my career...

I’ve often said to people with whom I have regular thinking partnerships that it’s important to me they know they can think about the...

I love the whimsy of Michael Leunig and his suggestion!

I recently saw this sign on a door to a child's bedroom.... It occurred to me this would be a good message to send to the killjoy inner...

This is a component where I have had to cultivate an enormous amount of courage in order to have a relationship with this component. If...