Abundance has happened. It’s here, provided for, waiting to be received. It’s not something we have to wish for in the future, always moving a step out of our reach. It’s here for us to accept, in this powerful Now moment – the only moment that exists. The thing is, most people are so lost […]
Not working so hard means not thinking so much. Overthinking is hard work. These mind-chatter thoughts then turn to waste-of-time actions that get you nowhere. This is most people’s lives: spending much of the day going round and round in mind chatter trying to work out how to get somewhere else; how to be better, […]
For a long time, philosophers from different traditions have been talking about an upcoming shift; a new era based on authenticity, connection, community – and freedom. Some have called it a Golden Age – and others have said it’s about an alignment of planets (the ‘Aquarian Age’). Even the name of the New Age movement […]
Why the Secret is Less About Self-Improvement and More About Being Yourself When it came to personal development, I didn’t want to talk about it, I wanted to live it. It would be easy to just talk about it – so many of the personal development books I’d read were doing this, repeating theory I’d heard […]
What if I told you that you didn’t need to work on yourself any more – that you didn’t need any more personal development because you’re already personally developed enough to live your best life? Instead, the secret you are looking for is not to change or fix yourself, but to be yourself, just as you are. There […]
How I Found Freedom From Anxiety and My Battle With Negative Thinking I had been at my lowest. Another relationship had broken down and here I was, trying to work in a job I couldn’t stand. I didn’t know whether to just run out of the office and never come back or worse. I just […]
LYDIA MARTIN (WATKINS BOOKS): What inspired you to write the book, Emotional First Aid? MICHAEL JAMES: I had read many self help and personal development books – and I’d interviewed a lot of the at-the-time big name teachers in a newsletter I used to produce. Although I got some great ideas from the books or […]
When there’s some intense situation going on in the world – and lots of fearful stories in the media everywhere we turn, it’s easy to get swept up in overthinking. In times like this, our mind can become like a shaken up snow globe where we can’t perceive anything clearly. And so as much as […]
When you are going through a challenge, such as the current situation in the world, the overthinking mind can go into overdrive. I’m talking about that part of our mind that thrives on drama and relishes, for example, reading all those sensationalised news stories over and over again, going way beyond gathering the basic information […]
There are more ways to look for love nowadays than ever before – and yet it sometimes seems that people are more single than ever. “You find love when you are not looking for it” says the popular phrase. It can be annoying to hear these words – but the statement has truth to it. […]