Tuesday 27 March 2012

Gandhi was a Rockstar

What holds us back from making change and allowing growth?  FEAR.
Gandhi said "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear."

Turtle Island, Bali
It makes so much sense!  If we are not afraid we have no reason to hate.  All hate comes from fear. 
Fear that we will not be liked, fear that someone will leave us, fear that someone will take our job, fear that we're not good enough... all these fears create jealousy, greed, hate. 

If we feel jealousy or resentment it's often because we want something that person has.  Jealousy can be useful as a sign we want to change.  When we recognise the fear, remove it and look at successful people with admiration, not resentment, it works to our advantage.  Once fear is removed we can genuinely be happy for someone else and it in turn brings us happiness.
And what might that happiness spark in us?  We just might get into action and go about creating for ourselves what we are admiring in the person we were once hating on.  That is part of how I got here.

Gandi was a rockstar... but so are you!

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Sunday 25 March 2012

The Man in the Mirror

Michael Jackson said "If you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change"...


Seminyak, Bali
So, "I'm starting with the man in the mirror".  As of today March 25, 2012 (my 32nd birthday) I'm abstaining completely from alcohol for 1 year in an attempt to create awareness and raise money for those affected by drug and alcohol abuse.   If you would like to donate to my chosen charity Odyssey House you can do so at the bottom of this page. 
My cigarette smoking and partying days of my 20s are behind me and I'm at the point in my life where I'm focussing on achieving my dreams and my goals.  Only 6 months after quitting smoking I wrote a feature film script that made it into the finals of an international competition and I trained myself to stretch my 5 minute running record to at least 90 minutes. 

This got me thinking... Is alcohol holding me back too?  I wonder what I could achieve in a year without drinking?  Well, I'm about to find out...


Odyssey House is "Providing Opportunites for Change and Growth".
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