happiness | Julian Summerhayes

A few things to ponder… – Julian Summerhayes

… life is brief. … life is immensely precious. … life is lived moment by moment not by playing guessing games with the future. … life is what we make…

The Truth? – Julian Summerhayes

How many of you remember watching Jack Nicholson’s performance in A Few Good Men? In a broader sense, how many of us seek the truth: Who am I? What i…

The compromise of life? – Julian Summerhayes

Life is to be lived. Not by expanding the scope of daily activity, but growing spiritually, emotionally and intellectually. Too often we are seduced …

In this moment we live – Julian Summerhayes

“We inhabit ourselves without valuing ourselves, unable to see that here, now, this very moment is sacred; but once it’s gone – its value is incontes…

Trust your intuition – Julian Summerhayes

I hate the label ‘Guru’. It practically makes me puke. What does anyone really know? Nothing, really. There is way too much noise these days, and it …

treasure the moment – Julian Summerhayes

by the time you have read the title, the moment has gone, forever. you only have now. you have forgotten what it feels like to live in the moment. yo…

time, space and now – Julian Summerhayes

a picture of Dartmoor We take too much for granted: Relationships Health Mental well-being Trust Emotional strength Being able to breathe. I talk end…

The unexpressed You – Julian Summerhayes

“If you can find interest, deep, genuine interest, in looking at yourself, struggling with yourself, changing your habits that don’t work, discoverin…

The power of books – Julian Summerhayes

Holidays are a fantastic time to catch up with your reading. In my case, I only took one physical book to Menorca. The rest (194) were on a tablet. I…

The power of beginner’s mind – Julian Summerhayes

â€œIf your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the …

Staying curious – Julian Summerhayes

Staying curious isn’t to be underestimated. If you ask someone if they’re curious, the reply is always in the affirmative. But are they (or us)? One …

My love of Soundcloud – Julian Summerhayes

I stumbled across this mix (see below) yesterday on Soundcloud, and I was blown away. Whether or not electronic music is your thing, it’s a couple of…

Living for now – Julian Summerhayes

What’s missing? Everything… and nothing. We’re forever searching: A better life A better job A happier way And yet… We have everything we need. Just …

A little bit crazy – Julian Summerhayes

A talk by Charles Eisenstein which caught my eye.

It’s never too late – Julian Summerhayes

To change your life. To find love. To break a habit. And yet, too many of us reach a point in our life where we accept the hand of fate. There is muc…

Implicit vs. Explicit – Julian Summerhayes

Tim Ferriss I watched this video yesterday and thought it was so good that I haven’t posted today but instead would just ask you to watch as much of …

Ignore change (for 2014) – Julian Summerhayes

“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the ex…

Home is where the heart is – Julian Summerhayes

I used to think this expression meant the physical, but the older I get the more I recognise the metaphysical. Before my first daughter was born, I h…

Gratitude – Julian Summerhayes

Life is a wonderful gift. Every day is an opportunity to make a difference. But we take too much for granted, from our health, to what we eat. These …

Enjoy now – Julian Summerhayes

“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” James Dean Every day is an opportunity to create something remarkable. But, sometimes…

Anger isn’t the answer – Julian Summerhayes

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ― Mark Twain All my life I’ve li…