Hello Blog Readers! Blog now back in business First of all, my apologies if some of my most recent blogs haven’t got through to you. Late last year I upgraded my website – if you haven’t seen it, check it out, as there’s a lot more content on it. As is the way with technology, the...
Take the following example of how we empower negative vs positive thoughts in everyday life. You bump into a friend, Mary, on your way into the coffee shop. ‘I like you hair,’ she smiles. ‘Oh, thanks,’ you say. ‘I had it cut yesterday.’ ‘Looks great!’ Mary confirms. ‘Bye.’ For a few moments, waiting in the...
As a writer, my main interest is in what makes people tick. What makes animals tick, too. The workings of our mind is where the action is all at, from my perspective. With the underlying question being – how can we achieve a sense of fulfilment and wellbeing? Apart from studying psychology, philosophy and spiritual traditions, it’s also interesting...
Dear Blog Readers, I hope you are enjoying this festive season! The quiet time between Christmas and New Year is a good time for reflection on the year past, as well as making plans for the year ahead. One of the highlights of 2016 for me was most definitely our Mindful Safari trip to Africa. Word about...
Dear Readers, Looking for gift ideas this Christmas? Do any of your animal-loving friends also have an interest in being more mindful, purposeful and in cultivating inner peace? Then what better than a book by The Dalai Lama’s Cat? Or The Queen’s Corgi? If you’d like to dip into any one of these books, please do...
It’s not often that I discover that something I’m doing is considered to be ‘on trend.’ So I am thrilled to report that according to the World Travel Market (WTM) Global Trends Report 2016, launched by Euromonitor in London last week, ‘wellness in the wilderness in Africa’ is considered to be an up and coming...
If you’re under forty years of age, chances are the name Tuesday Lobsang Rampa won’t mean anything to you. But for some of us, in the second half of our lives, his name is redolent with powerful associations – positive and otherwise. By way of a refresher, or for those of you who haven’t...
