Ikigai
Japanese people, especially those who live in Okinawa, seem to enjoy longer, happier and disease-free lives than those in the West. This has now been attributed to a concept referred to as “Ikigai,” which translates to “the reason for being/waking...
The Gift of Hope
I’ve been thinking a lot about the word ‘hope’ recently and the power hope has to keep us optimistic or just keep going in difficult times. The opposite of hope, ‘hopeless’, has its own darker power and is synonymous with words like despair, despondency and wretched....
Peaceful Presence
Change doesn’t always have to be about taking massive action. We tend to think that being passive means being resigned or complaisant but that depends wholly on our state of mind at the time, or more specifically, our state of heart or being. Messages from...
Antworks
Last night, I was reminded of a short film called ‘Antworks’ by Catherine Chalmers, I saw a few weeks ago of beautiful leaf-cutter ants making artwork in Costa Rica – yes, you read correctly. It is totally entrancing but it is not until the very end where you get a...
