The mind can go in a thousand directions
But on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.
With each step, a gentle wind blows.
With each step, a flower blooms.
Thich Nhat Hahn.

Simply walking is one of the easiest, cheapest and most effective ways I know of creating peace within myself or within a group of people. Yet, walking [...]

“Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.”
James Allen
How often do you feel guilty for choosing a course of action – from forgetting [...]

I was prompted to write this blog and my Love Letter to the Future by a campaign that Greenpeace ran during the Copenhagen summit. However, it seems just as pertinent on Valentine’s Day, as a reflection on our love for others, for the earth and  for other life forms. It also reminds me of the [...]

“For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I’m grumpy or mad, I’ll realize that I’ve not been paying attention to my soul and I’ve not been following my best routine.”
Robert Fulghum
Is downshifting a spiritual act? Is deciding [...]

A while ago I tentatively broached the subject of what I saw as the link between terrorism and our materialistic lifestyle. What prompted this was my fascination with the simple phrase “Live more simply, so that others may simply live.” So, I suggested in the article that maybe living and working in a way that [...]