These articles, essays and letters are designed to help point the reader toward Possibility (and away from impossibility).
Each piece helps flesh out how you and I can live from a fresh view of life, freedom and creativity. They are equally relevant for practitioners, mums and dads, businesspeople and those working in the public sector.
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Seeing beyond our frozen fears and imagined needs lies another realm, a realm unrivalled. Seeing beyond our beliefs, opinions and judgements, of being right and making others wrong, is another state – a state of wisdom and common sense. Seeing… Read More
‘There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.’ Henry David Thoreau This article strikes specifically at the root of racism – and in doing so,… Read More
It appears many people know what’s best for me – for you – for everyone. The most explicit example is the multitude of voices addressing the Covid pandemic. Both the mainstream and new media are advising me, scolding me at times, trying their best to put me straight about what… Read More
For this month’s article, I’m sharing some thoughts I prepared for my 80th Birthday party. This is not the exact text delivered on the night. Instead, it’s an abridged version of that speech, edited slightly for readers. It went like this … “On December 11th 2021, I turned 80. Read More
What follows attempts to explain the ineffable; how we function as we play Life’s gift to us: The game of living. Firstly, some precepts: Born from Life, we are Life. Life manifests in us as Original Thought – Life expressing its creative energy through us. Original Thought takes form within… Read More
When talking with clients, a conversation often takes place around the idea of being in service to ‘the common good’. What serves the ‘common good’? Who determines what it is? Is it even possible to be in service to ‘the common good’? Is it remotely possible to know what constitutes… Read More
LEARNING FROM PERSONAL HISTORY. LET’S DIG DEEPER INTO THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. A few weeks back, John published an article entitled “The psychological wound is a mirage”. Soon after, Peter le Bretton, PH.D., a friend and respected colleague of John’s, responded with a spirited reply,… Read More
After reading my previous article here, ‘Will The World Heal Without You?’, a dear friend of some 45 years wrote to me. With Tom’s permission, I quote, in part, what he said: “I have read the article and can see the point but just find it very difficult to know… Read More
This is a story about you, your life, your reality – your world. The first part of this article, the PRESENT STATE, you may find confronting. A good friend said: ‘John, it’s just too grim – people will stop reading. You need to put the solution before outlining the problems.’… Read More
We all consistently create and re-create our lives via our current ‘state-of-mind’. It’s how we think, feel and act in each moment. It’s the reality we live in a reality that works for or against ourselves; for or against our family, our friends, neighbours and colleagues; ultimately for or against… Read More
