BEN NEVIS – A CANVAS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY
30 Aug 2023
BEN NEVIS – A CANVAS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY Last week I set out with a group of over 20 hikers from the alcohol-free community Over The […]
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THE POWER OF BOOKSHOPS
23 Aug 2023
Feeling great about my book, Walking Back To Happiness, now available in Watkins Books – one of the world’s oldest and leading independent bookshops, just […]
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THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN BUDDHA
16 Aug 2023
LET THE TRUE YOU SHINE THROUGH Over three hundred years ago, the Burmese army planned to invade neighbouring country Thailand, known as Siam at the […]
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THE PERFECT SUMMER READ
02 Aug 2023
QUENCH YOUR SOBER THIRST If you’re sober curious and are thinking of taking a break from alcohol then Walking Back To Happiness: The Secret To […]
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ARE YOU ROWING AROUND IN CIRCLES?
20 Jul 2023
This week I racked up 950 days alcohol-free. This reminded me of a story, which says goals are like the rudder on a small rowboat. The […]
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ARE YOUR INTENTIONS GOOD, BAD OR UGLY?
12 Jul 2023
A Zen teaching says our entire life arises out of the spirit of intention. From intention springs the deed. From deeds spring the habits. From […]
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ARE YOU ON A HERO’S JOURNEY?
05 Jul 2023
If you live an ordinary life all you’ll have are ordinary stories. In 1949, the writer Joseph Campbell published, The Hero With A Thousand Faces. The […]
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8 JAPANESE PHILOSOPHIES TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE
28 Jun 2023
Wisdom and learning, and using the knowledge are a central part of my core values. I built theses eight Japanese philosophies into my daily life […]
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PUT THE GLASS DOWN
21 Jun 2023
A Zen master raised a small glass, half filled with water, and asked his students: “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out […]
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ARE YOU STUCK IN THE DRAMA TRIANGLE?
14 Jun 2023
One of the most powerful questions I ever asked myself is Am I in control of my life? Or put another way, Am I in […]
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