Learning to Be With the Fear of Failure…
As a former professional athlete, one of the things I was known for was my strong personal will and determination. Yes I know some people would find that hard to believe, however in the past I was quite determined to see how far I could push my body as well as how much I could…
Poem – “Hokusai Says” by Roger Keys
A reminder about life from Roger Keys – “Hokusai says Look carefully. He says pay attention, notice. He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing. He says Look forward to getting old. He says keep changing, you just get more of who you really are. He says get stuck,…
Learning to Live Outside My Comfort Zone
Have you ever felt like you were missing apart of you and wanted to find that part, however were really scared because you were comfortable in what you were doing? On the outside – you enjoy what you are doing, get paid well and people comment you were made for the position? However, when you…
Matt Killingsworth: Want to be Happier? Stay in this Moment!
In this clip Want to Be Happier? Stay in this Moment – Matt Killingsworth discusses how he has collected data from over 15,000 people from a wide range of age, income, education and marital status using the website trackyourhappiness.org The data included over 650,000 real-time reports from over 80 countries. He found that when people…
Letting Be
When I first heard about letting be, I struggled. Am not sure why – maybe it was because as a professional athlete I had been conditioned to make things happen? Am not sure. However, it was something I wanted to develop more awareness of and as it was linked to mindfulness, it was something I…
“The Cause of Suffering” – Adyashanti
A few years ago when I had a shift in my awareness (or some may call it a spiritual awakening), I realised I was creating a lot of my own suffering within my self. I wasn’t doing it consciously, however I came to realise I was seeing life through a variety of lenses (my ideas,…
10 Forms of Cognitive Distortions (Faulty Thinking)
Based on the work of Aaron Beck, psychiatrist David Burns discusses 10 forms of cognitive distortions in his book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. 10 Forms of Cognitive Distortions (Faulty Thinking) All-or-nothing thinking – you see things in black-and-white categories – there is no grey. For example – if an action isn’t completed…
