The other day I overheard someone talking on her phone. She said, “I’m not doing anything – I’m just resting”. It reminded me of how easy it is to undervalue the importance of taking time out to rest. In our fast-paced, hectic lives we can easily get caught in what I call ‘Busy Doing’. Busy …
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stop drugging our children
As adults we have responsibility for the raising, education and nurturing of the next generation. We do this in many ways including the examples we set, the boundaries we create and the guidance we give. So when I read about the latest rise in the prescriptions of the stimulant drug Ritalin for our young children …
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It is a blessing of God that we normally forget the past. Certainly the present is born of the past, but the fact remains that the past represents less developed states of consciousness, and the present belongs to a more developed state. Therefore it is only a loss to overshadow the more evolved present with memories …
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I would like to share with you my answer to a recent question from a dear student of mine. Firstly her question: I wanted to ask you about something… I (shamefully) seem to be losing friends for no apparent reason – either through mis-understandings that are not even confrontational. Also at work, in the one …
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