The Unexamined Life
The inner life and the practice of its skills are the keys to living well.
Three Essential Questions for Your Life Goals
This simple life-changing 7-minute exercise will help you see if you’re truly aiming for the right goals in your life or if you’re stuck in modern culture’s “Means Goals” trap.
At the Top of the Tree
Maybe the top of the tree isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Take Short Thinking Breaks to Reduce Stress
Aim to punctuate your day with at least five short breaks. Anything between two and 10 minutes will do it, and your reduce the impact of stress.
Never Mind Finding Your Passion
"Follow your passion", the gurus say. Easily said, not so easily done... but I know short-cut.
Monday Morning Feeling?
If your job is making you feel down on a Monday and long for Friday, perhaps you need to take a cool and deliberate look at yourself and re-evaluate things. Complaining, even inwardly, only makes it worse. Listen to your intuition and decide what is really important to you.
The Last Day of Something, Is the First of Something New
Today may be a significant day. Even if it isn't, for you, it could be made into one. You don't have to be a philosopher to think about what's important to you, and there are more opportunities to do that than you might think.
More Is Not Necessarily Better
Is choice good for us? When I was a kid crisps (chips if you are outside the UK), came in one variety, ready-salted. Now we have thirty-six varieties and counting. Having many options is not necessarily better for us, in fact it can distract and limit us. Some say that limiting choice could actually make our lives better.
News Is Bad For Us
Anything we consume affects us. As well as the food we eat, the air we breathe, and other elements that we absorb, we should consider the stuff that we absorb into our minds.
Spiritual? Moi? Of Course!
Cultivating the inner life means taking a pledge to knowing ourselves, and building the sort of skills that can lead to contentment and fulfilment. This requires commitment and courage and above all honesty.
