Powerful Connections

There was this thing that was generally present in the Indian people whom I met on my recent trip, which is a bit difficult to describe.  It is not the first time I have experienced this, though the frequency at which I felt this while in India far exceeded my past exposure.

I first noticed [...]

Ever Been in a Dark Mood?

A few weeks back I was just walking along when I fell into this big, deep, dark abyss. I felt alone and it was frightening inside there. I hadn’t seen it coming. Actually, things were looking good at the time so I did not understand what was happening. Everything had appeared to be falling into [...]

Life Without a List

I once found myself standing under the cliffs at Cape Point South Africa; where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet.  I was making my way as far out onto the jagged rocks as was possible.  I yearned to get closer to the water and wanted to surround myself with the sounds of the waves smashing [...]

Seeing

I like how my photography has helped teach me to see things differently.   I like even more, that these lessons are useful beyond my photography.  Here are a few things I have managed to learn and attempt to practice.

Consider the whole picture. How many times have you taken that fab photo only to later [...]

What’s Important?

I find lately that I am often asking my clients “What’s important”? We have a lot of things competing for our attention. When there is so much floating about and our minds are deluged with information and choice, it can be overwhelming. Momentarily stopping and considering what’s important is one way to prevent us from [...]

How I’ve Blocked Myself

This morning I was thinking on what to post now that I have created a means to share some of my thinking. What came to mind was a personal observation. What I see myself doing is avoiding what I think would be really useful in my own personal development. I don’t mean just not doing [...]

Fear

I recently posted this on a friend’s Facebook page and a mutual friend told me at lunch today how powerful he found it to be. If it struck him that way, and certainly me as I have kept this handy for a while now, I thought it might be of use to others.

“Our deepest [...]