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Issue No: 082 - March 29, 2010

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Today's Reflection

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

The Holiday Mood

Modern life is all go - and we all think that we're wasting our time if we spend a little of it doing nothing. Wrong! The Buddha was sitting under a tree when he became enlightened - so was Sir Isaac Newton when the penny dropped (or was it an apple!) You need to give yourself space and time to see the wood for the trees - time to be inspired. And, if you think you're short of time already, why not carry out a little review of all the things that you shouldn't bother doing that add nothing (or detract) from the quality of your life.

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I travelled home from Dublin into Geneva airport on Saturday. The plane was completely full of couples, groups and families taking off for the Easter break – all decked out in their ski jackets, all full of the joys of life – all really looking forward to a week or two of fun. But what about when they return to “reality” in a week or two’s time? Will they be looking back with fond memories of the pistes? Will they be looking forward to their next holiday?

I once had a client who told me that the only way he kept himself sane was to immediately book his next holiday on the evening he came home from the last one – he literally lived from holiday to holiday. It may be an extreme case – but it’s not too far from the way so many people make it through the days or weeks until their next break. But what about the bit in between – the big bit – perhaps forty six or forty eight weeks out of the fifty two?

If you’re looking forward or looking back with fond memories, you’re not present. If the only way you can drag yourself out of bed on a normal weekday is to look forward to your next break – even if it’s just the weekend – there’s something seriously wrong with you. Not your life – you – because it’s you who creates your life.

You know the way you wake up when you’re on holidays – no alarm clock (but you might even wake up earlier) – no noise in your head (except, perhaps, from a little too much indulgence the night before) – a clear head. You should be waking up like that every morning. Every morning should be the start of a day of excitement and unknown potential because, in reality, every day is. I know that you can’t pretend that you’re on holiday when you’re not – and I’m not suggesting that you play pretend at all. But you can master your mind, control your mood and set about your day (neither looking forward nor back) with an air of carefree expectation. Get in the holiday mood.

This Week's Recommended Read - The Gospel of Thomas

Personal Development Article

Richard Valanasis ISBN 0-415-11622-8

The so-called “fifth gospel” reproduced in full, consisting of 114 sayings. The book has an academic commentary on each saying – I prefer to just read the sayings and let them sink in. Almost Zen-like - Willie Horton

The Publisher says: For the first time, this volume offers a detailed commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, a work which has previously been accessible only to theologians and scholars. Valantasis provides a fresh reading of the Coptic and Greeks texts, with an illuminating commentary. He includes a general introduction outlining the debates of previous scholars and situating the Gospel in its historical and theological contexts. This book provides an insight into a previously inaccessible text and presents Thomas’ Gospel as an integral part of the library of early Christian writings, which can inform us further about the literature of the Judeo-Christian tradition and early Christianity

first published February 23 2009

Killing by Labelling!

by Willie Horton

"Normal" behaviour is dictated by our subconscious which, "normally" is focused in the past - when we were young and impressionable. One of the most destructive normal behaviours is the way we label people. We offend, hurt and kill each other because of those "labels". And, yet, that behaviour is just a big bad habit, developed over thousands of years. The good news is that we can break even the biggest habits by breaking little ones first.

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