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Living And Coping With Regret

July 16, 2009

Part Two of my response to Brian’s question deals with the issue of living with regret. What has taken hold, is that I’ve become sure I will always be sad about losing the family we had and how it’s taken so much from kids. I can’t imagine in any new life, not feeling the weight [...]

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The Six Steps To Achieve Enlightenment

July 5, 2009

After the last post asking which choice is the authentic you, Brian left this comment; “When you give yourself wholeheartedly to what you truly believe, the world forms around that giving you everything you truly need and want”. Rob first what does it look like to “give yourself wholeheartedly” to what you believe? And second, [...]

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Personal Development vs Following Your Bliss

May 21, 2009

Let me come right out and say it.  Personal development is a flawed idea.  

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Who Owns Anything?

April 28, 2009

I awoke this morning and checking on the latest Twitter updates, I came across a story that outraged lots of people.  Here’s the story in a nutshell.   A popular blogger wrote an article and in the middle of it quoted someone who said the phrase ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’.  He promptly received a threatening [...]

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Depression Is A Natural Response To The World

April 23, 2009

James and Joe were making a pilgramage to worship a small town on the other side of the mountain.  Joe was leaving three days before James.  They said their goodbyes and arranged to meet at the hotel they were staying in.  

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Mike Tyson, Bling And The Stress Reduction Challenge

March 20, 2009

Many years back I used to box and was interested in the sport.  It was around about that time that Mike Tyson was at his peak.  He was incredibly destructive.  An immense malevolent presence, who had beaten most opponents before a ounch was ever laid.  He fought more often than almost any other Boxer, which [...]

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The Power Of Human Rituals

February 25, 2009

I hate routine. I seriously hate routine.  My whole being screams at any inkling of restriction.  And being organised or routinely following rituals, by their nature, means excluding choices and options.  

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Is Freedom A Double Edged Sword?

July 28, 2008

I don’t always get a chance to reply to comments, but I always read them as they come in. As you are reading what I have written, I’m working on the next installment. I’m developing new materials, planning ahead and going about my normal working and family life.

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Practising Happiness: Why Is It So Hard To Live What We Know?

May 23, 2008

This post about practicing happiness is the second point raised in Brian’s questions. The question of how to apply what you know. I talked a while back about the 10,000 hour principle. The idea that to become a true expert at something takes 10,000 hours of practice. That’s true in every area of life.

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Is Letting Go To Allow Suffering?

May 19, 2008

Thanks to those people who took the time to comment after reading the Happiness 2.0 Report. Brian asked some questions that I think we all struggle with from time to time. I’m going to address the first one here and follow on with the second.

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