July 3, 2023 The perils of people-pleasing In an ancient story, the father rode on the donkey and his son walked alongside him. Onlookers were aghast: ‘Look …
June 26, 2023 The one thing better than enlightenment And what, we might ask, is the goal for the human psyche? ‘To become enlightened, surely?’ comes the reply. After …
June 20, 2023 Do I fear being myself? I meet many people who give others great power over them; and so become fearful of being themselves. Perhaps they …
June 9, 2023 The two halves of life Evidence suggests that if we wish to flourish in the second half of life, we’ll need to adjust. As Carl …
June 1, 2023 Your brilliantly simple special power We all need our short walks back to ourselves In the eye of the storm, when it’s all too much, …
May 22, 2023 On feeling small Sometimes I feel small And it is good and not bad I just find myself as one among others. I …
May 15, 2023 How to do well Natural doing, as Lao Tzu said, is doing which arises from our being. So unnatural doing is that which arises …
May 10, 2023 God’s street number A visitor knocks on God’s door. ‘Who’s there?’ asks God. ‘It’s me,’ says the visitor. ‘Go away,’ says God. ‘There’s …
May 5, 2023 Julian of Norwich 650th anniversary May 8th 2023 is the 650th anniversary of the Revelations given to Julian of Norwich. To mark the day, this …
