A friend of mine’s been working on a book for the past 12 years. I spoke to her about it recently and she told me it’s almost finished. She said, “I know it’s taken longer than I or anyone thought, but you know what, I think it’s right on time?” She also said, “I’m ready […]
So I received this question the other day…
“How do I stop my ‘monkey mind’, i.e. incessant thinking & chatter inside my head?” Great question, which is why I thought I’d answer it here, with the … So, first thing … Do NOT worry about the fact that you have a MONKEY MIND It’s perfectly normal. And while there are ways to slow […]
Recipe for 'Holy Cow' Brilliant Ideas!
One of my favorite things in the world is to solve a problem (yeah, yeah, challenge) with some wacky completely perfect solution even though woah no-one else has done it like this! But here’s the thing. I used to study science. A lot of science. (Nutritional Science). And science-studying doesn’t teach you about original ideas […]
Glory Be Confusion
I’d forgotten this little nugget until recently, when I remembered it again. Forgotten. Remembered. Forgotten. Remembered. Here’s to being confused when you’re confused, and not confused, when you’re not confused. Can life really be this simple? ************* Tip for confusion clearing Notice you’re feeling confused. Don’t judge how you’re feeling, just let it be. Make […]
It IS Happening …
The thing with your HEART FELT DESIRES – the things you really really really want to happen, for them to show up, you have to know they’re already yours. Which means, even if there’s no actual evidence right now – You gotta be grateful You gotta believe You gotta know … Other ways to up […]
I Hereby Crown 2012 The Year of Doing Nothing!
We all have goals! Which actually is the very point to doing nothing sometimes, because the more you do nothing the more your other non, non-doing goals get done. Like painting the house or starting the book you’ve always wanted to write or oh my god, finally learning how to use Twitter. Then there are […]
Thugs Against Drugs and other Celebratory Things
So yesterday there I am at the Santa Monica Urth Cafe sitting by the window munching my way through the finest Half-Sized Fruit Plate ever – oh good grief those mangoes – and working on my new up-and-coming course teaching people who ‘suck at meditation’ my simple easy technique for getting all the lovely calming […]
The Real 'Not Usually Spoken About' Deal on Forgiveness
Here’s how people usually teach forgiveness: They start by telling you to go get a piece of paper or an entire legal pad, depending on how pissed-off at everyone you are. Then they say, sit down and write why everyone you’re mad at was such an asshole how this makes you feel, why you now […]
You Should Like Totally Meet My Friend Bob and His Mental Health
Whenever I see this poem it reminds me of a funny friend of mine who one day when I was trying to sell my house and had this painting lying around advised me to get rid of my man hating poem. Which is the kind of thing that can happen when you only read the […]
On Being the Queen (or King) of Your World
There’s nothing like coming to a different country or doing some challenging thing like being by yourself for a long time without all your regular friends and dogs (Yes I still miss you) to dredge up some of the less pretty things you think about yourself, the things that can sometimes get obscured by your […]