Every morning before we start our day we need to ask ourselves the question “What can I do today that will make a difference in the world tomorrow?”
What Shall I Do Today?
January 20th, 2009“My Feet Ache”
January 13th, 2009When travelling in Delhi, India about sixteen years ago I had been walking for about eight hours and my feet ached like never before. I was suffering from culture shock and overwhelmed by all the poverty I was seeing.
I sat down on the pavement feeling thoroughly sorry for myself.
In amongst the bustle of the surrounding street life I heard a scraping sound getting louder and louder. I looked up and saw a man, perched on an old metal tray, with no legs and tiny bandaged stumps for arms. He was pushing himself along slowly and coming towards me. I watched him pass infront of me and continue his journey and then I looked down at my feet.
He taught me an really important lesson in life, that if your feet ache, they are just reminding you to be grateful you have them. I always remember this amazing man, especially when I think I have a problem or issue in my life.
Then today I was sent this video, which reaffirmed this sense of gratitude I have for my life. I really encourage you to watch it.
The Journey
January 13th, 2009As many of my friends will know I am working on a documentary film called “Part of the Solution”. In the many conversations I having about people are asking for links to some of the resources which I’m discovering on the journey. I’ve created a new Part of the Solution category so if you want to follow the trail with me, you now can.
Here’s a really interesting video by Leo Murray called “Wake Up Freak Out – then Get a Grip” which gives a lot of food for thought. Depending on where you are on your journey you will react to it in different ways.
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.
The simple things in life
December 10th, 2008We are often told that it’s the simple things in life that bring the most pleasure. There has been a trend for us to make our lives too fast and complicated. Maybe we are now at a new dawn, a dawn of getting back to basics.
Eye of the storm
December 9th, 2008At times of change, especially whilst caught in the eye of a storm, rather than put your energy on the devastation around you, try to focus on the better future ahead after the clean up.
Cheer up!
October 27th, 2008As a parent I’ve rapidly learnt that we are not here to teach our children but learn from them. This is none more apparent when discovering that children laugh on average 146 times a day, whilst adults laugh just four times. Does this point to the serious business of growing up or us simply taking life too seriously? Draw your own conclusions but whilst doing so let’s all try to bring up the average for our team by doubling our laughter count, starting today.
Our Greatest Teachers
October 24th, 2008The financial crisis is one of the most profound teachers of our time. Whether in America, Iceland, the UK, the rest of Europe, Asia or beyond it is showing us that everything in this world is interconnected and we cannot survive without considering each other and pulling together. Boundaries, flags and the “me culture” ultimately count for nothing. The more important lesson is that greed created the problems, fear magnified it but neither play a part in the solution. Although we are just students, as guardians of our planet, we should be inspired to know that we finally ready to learn from these lessons.
“Slow down you move too fast. You gotta make this moment last”
October 22nd, 2008The credit crunch could be a good thing. We might start living life at half the speed we currently do, which means we would only be consuming the world twice as fast as we should.
Financial crisis
October 21st, 2008The financial crisis is one of the most profound teachers of our time. Whether in America, Iceland, the UK, the rest of Europe, Asia or beyond, it is showing us that everything in this world is interconnected and we cannot survive without considering each other and pulling together. Boundaries, flags and the “me culture” ultimately count for nothing. The more important lesson is that greed created the problems, fear magnified it but neither play a part in the solution. Although we are just students, as guardians of our planet, we should be inspired to know that we are finally ready to learn from these lessons.
Don’t Save the Planet
October 20th, 2008I’ve come to realise that we don’t need to “Save The Planet”. The planet will be fine without us. We need to save humankind. The solution lies in all of us taking 100% responsibility for everything we do every minute of every day in order to start healing our home, a home we are consuming faster than it can replenish itself. The starting point? Gratitude. The minute we become grateful for what we already have in life, we shift our focus from a constant desire for more to a realisation that we can have a much higher quality of life with less. There is no greater love we can give to our children and their future. Today, write down five things you are grateful for and see how different it makes you feel.
