Today, 21st September, is the annual “Peace One Day”, a day of non-violence and ceasefire, a 24 hour-long initiative for life-saving activities around the world. It’s time to make peace happen in the world. It all started 10 years ago with one man’s vision and...
Do you believe that life is a struggle? Or do you breeze through life like a butterfly? I believe that we all take life too seriously and we struggle through life, whereas we really don’t need to. We have been brought up, especially in the West, to believe that...
Are you self-effacing, down to earth and humble? Or do you shout from the rooftops about how great and wonderful you are? Gandhi was a very humble man, but he was a very powerful man indeed! Though there is no one right or wrong way about how one should put themselves...
This morning I had a fabulous breakfast feast with home made bean sprouts, fresh coconut from the Notting Hill Carnival and garnished with vegetarian Furikake and smothered in oodles of virgin olive oil. Furikake is a wonderful Japanese seasoning containing black...
Have you ever been to any of the world’s top carnivals in Rio, Trinidad or London? What would your life be like if everyday was a carnival? Over the last 2 days, I joined thousands of others revellers at the Notting Hill carnival in London, Europe’s largest street...
I have often written about goal setting and the importance of having clearly defined objectives. My friend and blogging mentor, Leo Babauta has recently written about an alternate approach – he talks about being open to what emerges and going for simplicity. His...
I have just received a great little e-book by my friend and entrepreneur Kit Copper called “Greater Quality of Life”. Kit interviews inspirational people from around the world – people who are successful in life, those who are accomplished yet...
Warning: this is a life-changing article! Grab a drink and settle down for an article that will profoundly change your life. Are you up for changing the world and doing what ever it takes to make it a better place? Or are you fearful of your ability to change the...
A while ago, I came across these words from Chief Seattle from the time when his people were required to give up their land in the middle of the 19th century. Chief Seattle’s Prayer Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining Pine needle,...
Another week draws to an end and what a week it has been! It started off with an amazing gathering of friends, new and old, at my friends picnic in Regents Park . It was the 8th year of holding this picnic and this was one of the best ever. Sunshine for most of...
