Mise En Place
In a recent NPR article, “For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef,” by Dan Chamas, he suggests that we just might learn something more than food preparation from these masters of organization and production. The CIA uses this cooking discipline, “Mise-en-place” in the training of their agents. But let me warn you that this article is not for the faint of heart. Obsession is just the beginning of this journey of absolute time and ingredient management. Proceed with caution! 1. Have your life in place (your compass). Now the secret to all this is…
The power of now – Eckhart Tolle
This book was recommended by my late best friend Charlie Gall. Charles's addictions were in fact a massive contributing factor to his death. He was always trying to escape reality and it is just a shame he didn't internalize Tolle a little more. Tolle speaks of thought or ego as an out of control side of brain that we have mistakenly identified with as our consciousness. He goes on to say that thought is necessary for functioning in life but should only be used to complete and plan for tasks. He says we…
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Genuinely do not know why I took this or why I like it...but I do :-)
Dovestone
Took this at Dovestone reservoir, one of my favorite places to walk. Beautiful, breath taking but spoiled by its dark past
Feel the fear and do it anyway – Susan Jeffers
A lot of my friends and family have suffered with depression at various times and in varying degrees of severity. This book has some fantastic tools for mindfulness and it really gives you some home truths that others will not give when you are a little fragile anyway. One section in particular is about not being a victim. Such a powerful part for me because when we do get low, I think we all adopt a victim mentality. "Why is this happening to me", "Why doesn't it happen to them", "Whatever I do…