Life is filled with experiences.  Some seem pleasant, some not and some just appear mundane.  It all moves along at a pace that we often don’t even realise or notice.  Yet every now and then we are presented with events…well let me rephrase that as opportunities.  Opportunities that bring us back into the moments we are living in and help us to grow. Sometimes we resist these moments and don’t except what is being offered to us.  Other times we …

You may have noticed [or possibly not] that I’ve been a tad quiet on the ol’ blog post front these last weeks.  I’ve been busy getting some new designs ready, printed and all the other stuff that goes along with something new.  Anyway, they are ready for le grande unveil now and I thought I would let you have a look at some. Seeing as the nice weather is coming in – and yes, we have actually been having some …

The benefits of mindfulness, you will be glad to know, are beginning to be known by a much wider audience these days.  Yesterday I read an article by Beth Gardiner, in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, about how some MBA & business courses are incorporating mindfulness techniques into the curriculum.  They are beginning to teach how becoming aware of what is happening in the now – within themselves and around them, is an important part of good …