Category Archives: Writing
How keeping a journal can help with understanding yourself
A few days ago I wrote on the last page in my moleskine journal. It took me 10½ months to write on each of the 240 pages. The journal is a record of my internal thinking over that period and … Continue reading
A week with Paulo Coehlo teaches the importance of meaning
No, I haven’t been lucky enough to spend a week with author Paulo Coehlo personally yet in a way I have. In his most recent Warrior of the Light newsletter he has shared a week’s worth of experiences with his … Continue reading
If You Don’t Affirm Yourself Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later
“I can’t do it”, “Why would they listen to me?”, “I am not important”. Do statements such as these make you feel empowered to take on the world or empowered to crawl into a hole? For some reason our minds … Continue reading
Little known ways to eliminate stressful thinking
If your body is tense you can massage it into relaxation. What if your mind is tense? How do you relax that? It is possible to eliminate stressful thinking and massage your mind into relaxation. This is the second in … Continue reading
What makes a good, clear book referral
Clarity is always important. Megan Casey over at SquidBlog provides a great tip and example of how clarity can enhance a book referral. If you read it and apply the principles, you can see how you can expand your blog … Continue reading
Reflections on why I blog
I return to Quantum Gardener today without a clear idea of what I’m going to do with the site. Since early 2002 I’ve been blogging in one form or another. Probably longer if you consider buch@n which was started during … Continue reading
Pointers on Motivation
A student recently wrote a letter to my local paper seeking advice on motivation. My life is at a turning point; I’ve finished VCE [Year 12] and am now faced with the question of what I want to do with … Continue reading