We are like the lotus We grow best in mud - the mud of our human experiences.

"The Hanged Man" of Tarot. Learning curves, career plateaux, breakdowns and breakthroughs. These are all common stopovers, temporary spaces where acceptance, patience, tolerance and taking deep, relaxed breaths can make a world of difference to how you feel.

The greatest secret. By living with Infinite Being, pure Awareness, we can rise to the occasion. Be commensurate with the life we have. Always have enough oil for our lamp.

Go for a leisurely walk. Adopt the patient pace of nature. Have your senses put in order. Be soothed and healed.

The best way to live is to let Life through. "A tree that is unbending is easily broken. " (Lao Tzu)

Three great questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How shall I live?

How to bless someone. Gather yourself together. Be calm. Start off the blessing by saying: May you . . . Choose your words carefully. Make each word count. Mean what you say.

Let go. Let old things fall away, don't cling to form and temporary identity.. "It’s helpful to realise that you are essentially an invisible entity . . . there is that which is beyond the mind and the emotions." (Eckhart Tolle)

The perfume of flowers can travel up to a kilometre away. This prompts questions like, What am I creating;?What am I releasing into the world? Do I repel or attract others by what I give off?

A formula to ensure you have lots of surprises in 2026: Pay attention, so you notice the surprise. Spend time in total wonder so the surprise lasts longer than just a few seconds. Feel and express gratitude.

Experience the power of a personal pause. Ask yourself these question: • What am I experiencing right now? • What’s important to me right now?

Each year is a pilgrimage of spiritual transformation. One step, one moment, at a time.

Rumi says, Die before you die. This means, Let go of the dead stuff so you can really live until you really die.

Space is an amazing, silent quality. The space that separates us also causes us to be attracted to each another. There is a desire to reach across to touch one another.

Old, stale, repetitive thoughts, beliefs and emotions hide the incredible magnificence of the moment I'm experiencing from me.

Three short, sweet, simple three-word mantras to say when life gets difficult. Who am I? Let it be. All is well.

Love is everywhere. Waiting to be recognised. Waiting to be shared.

Fear is a human habit. Its benefits are overrated. We’ve come to believe we need it to function, but we don’t. Just being fully aware is a better option.

For now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face . . . It’s only when we embody love that we see clearly What Is.

Good intentions and paying attention are inextricably bound up in one another. You can’t have one without the other. An intention can’t be good unless it involves attention.