Wayne Dyer refers to mindfulness as paying attention to “what’s happening right here and right now, independent of my opinion about it.” In today’s business jargon, mindful people are those who have excellent social, cultural and emotional intelligence and skills. From…
Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success. messages.365greetings.com Last week’s blog created such a positive response from readers I decided to continue along its theme of workplace wellbeing. Wellbeing, from my perspective, focuses our attention on what we want to…
It’s time we wake up to the fact we have created toxic workplace environments that may not be killing us outright but certainly are destroying our health, happiness, humanity and creativity. Unfortunately, this has been going on far too long. …
It is that time of year again when we find ourselves developing a set of personal and professional goals for 2014. Whether it is organizations requesting services for strategic planning or individuals desiring coaching support, December and January bring forth…
You say you want a revolution Well you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well you know We all want to change the world The Beatles When we consider the word revolution,…
When attempting to define compassion, many begin by describing it as non-judgment. As someone who wishes to focus on what I want in life rather than what I don’t want (negativity), I would much rather describe the experience of compassion…
Life isn’t a business to be managed, it’s a mystery to be lived. Osho In a recent speaking engagement, I used archetypes to help those attending answer the following question — Who am I Really? An archetype is an…
If little labour, little are our gains: Man’s fate is according to his pains. Robert Herrick, Hesperides (1650) In 1982 when Jane Fonda touted the words, “No pain, no gain,” she was referencing a physical exercise motto intended to build…
In 2004, as part of my yoga teacher training, I wrote the following essay on sacrifice. As with most of my initial thoughts on any subject, much of what emerged reflected my intuition and early experience of what needed to…
In last week’s RRRN meditation and writing circle, we explored our hero/villain archetype — the dual expressions or boundaries of our human experience regarding who we want to be. In our human search for purpose, direction and integration (the hero’s journey),…
Our lives are not our own, from womb to tomb, we are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future. Sonmi-451, Cloud Atlas Realizing my passion, purpose and potential and then…
An archetype is a mental model or universal pattern of behaviour that helps us better understand ourselves and others. Plato believed archetypes were pure mental forms imprinted in the soul before our birth. Psychologist, Carl Jung, described them as universal patterns…
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