My younger son, Blaise, loves transformers, lego, construction sets, superheroes, vehicles of all kinds, climbing, running, singing, princesses, floral dresses and sparkly pink things. He’s 4. Countless other things bring him joy, but the things in this list really enthuse him these days. Early this year, he asked me if he could please have pink…
Heartscape (Lovingkindness) by Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of my favourite mindfulness meditations. There was a time in my life when I practised Heartscape daily. It was during this period that I wrote “It Is What It Is”, which is one of the tracks on my new album which came out last week. [[free download by…
I’ve been single off and on for the past 4 years. Sometimes, single men ask me (in a chat up sort of way), “So … why are you still single?” To me, that question is absurd. It comes from a worldview that sees people as needing a reason for being single. And that makes no…
Bedtime tonight. KO: Mummy, what do you like best about me? Me (slowly): What do I like best about you … ? KO (laughs): It’s really hard to choose, isn’t it? Me: It is! [pause] KO (with a “eureka!” expression): I know! Me: What? KO: The thing you like best is that I am…
I’ve said it before, and I’ll probably say it again: Being powerful is not about having power over others. It’s about having power in yourself, so that whatever anyone else does, or whatever happens, you can be okay, ultimately. Those whose power is dependent on having power over others and external circumstances, are the most…
