Author Archives: Simon

Hiding

By Simon | Published: 26/08/2011
I had a meeting yesterday which, in part, was to look at me, my business and how things might develop. One question that got asked fairly early on was, “are you easily distracted?” My immediate answer was, “yes.”
Posted in Focus | 2 Comments

Baggage

By Simon | Published: 15/05/2011
I recently read a quote by Krishnamurti that went along the lines of memory being a hindrance to enlightenment, and it got me thinking about other places I’d seen this idea. For instance, it made me think about the ‘mind like water’ that is a theme of many martial arts (and referred to in David [...]
Posted in Obstacles | 2 Comments

Nothing

By Simon | Published: 23/06/2010
I was watching a documentary recently and the narrator made the, fairly common, statement about some people living somewhere seemingly being happy despite having “nothing”. I seem to hear that comment a lot and yet, for some reason, it really struck me this time.
Posted in Essential, Reduce | 8 Comments

Hub

By Simon | Published: 09/02/2010
In days gone by people used to gather around the fireplace. Fire was the centre of people’s lives, whether they were camping outdoors or getting together as a family in their homes. Over time this focus changed. For most people, their television became the hub of their lives, the place that they most often gathered [...]
Posted in Essential, Family | 3 Comments

Obsession

By Simon | Published: 28/10/2009
Eliminating excess stuff from our lives has had far-reaching consequences. As you start to get down to the more important possessions – the things that you question getting rid of – you begin to really think more about what you do rather than what you own.
Posted in Essential, Kit, Reduce | 14 Comments