This morning after singing practice, I was asked by a colleague if I could mend his backpack for him.
‘Could you mend it for me? I’m willing to pay at least a fiver’, he said.
‘No, no’, I replied, ‘don’t worry, it’ll only take me ten minutes or so’.
‘No, no’ he also replied, ‘it’s worth at least that much to me, it’s been irritating me for so long now’.
Fortunately at this point a glimmer of light went off in my brain, and I told him I’d think about it. And think about it I did, as I walked back through the woods before starting work.
What I said was a great example of what not to do when [read more]
Inspired action — what is it exactly?
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If you know my work, you’ll have realised I often talk about taking inspired action, as opposed to motivated action. Inspired action brings with it more ease, sense of purpose, joy and meaning.
The Findhorn Foundation are organising a week long conference on this theme; if you are at all attracted by the idea of inspiration being the factor behind your actions, then visit http://www.findhorn.org/programmes/programme375.php for more info. [read more]