Mindful Moments with David Larbi
I'm David, and these are my reflections on life and all things in it. Hopefully by hearing me share what I'm going through, you find some entertainment, clarity, peace or just company. If you'd prefer to watch as you listen, I also upload each episode on YouTube. Thank you for being here.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 61
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 41: Sometimes We Need to Help People, Help Us
Welcome back! I took an unscheduled and unexpected break from the podcast for health reasons, but I feel rested, recovered and very, very happy to be back with you. During the past few months I’ve re…
00:17:27 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
Episode 40: 'How Do You Deal with Criticism?' Answering Your Questions!
Another Q&A Episode, as is tradition every tenth episode! As ever, I chose the questions that I feel best positioned to answer according to life right now - I hope my answers are well-received and of…
00:21:37 |
Sun 28 Apr 2024
Episode 39: Make It Real, Then Deal
When it comes to tackling tasks I know will likely bring discomfort, I can find it difficult to get out of my head and into gear. Sometimes, though, that’s all that’s left to do. We can only think so…
00:12:28 |
Sun 21 Apr 2024
Episode 38: Responding Differently to Familiar Difficulties
When encountering familiar difficulties which we’ve overcome before, it can feel frustrating that we’re finding the same things difficult once more. It causes me to question my own growth and progres…
00:14:09 |
Sun 31 Mar 2024
Episode 37: Some Good Things Come To An End
Sometimes, good things come to an end. Things being fleeting can make them precious; good things don’t have to last forever for them to have the impact they need to. They still resonate into the futu…
00:14:08 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Episode 36: Working Hard and Working Smart
I’ve been making a conscious effort to occupy my time wisely. If I’m not careful, I give in to my need to constantly feel as though I’m actively working hard and doing something all the time - in oth…
00:14:19 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Episode 35: It's Okay to Think About Quitting
When things are difficult, I think about quitting. It’s a logical thought process, and one I no longer take any shame in. To understand and explore my desire to quit is to give my feelings credibilit…
00:14:12 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Episode 34. Can't Be Bothered, Might As Well!
The thought, “I can’t be bothered to do this” happens at the time when I could, in fact, conveniently do this - I just don’t feel like it. Getting over that feeling and deciding more often to think “…
00:15:25 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Episode 33: Building Consistency
I’ve been working for a long time, years, on being consistent in many areas of my life. I’m in a place now where I can see progress even as I look to improve, which feels really nice. Building consis…
00:16:08 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Episode 32: Forgiving Ourselves for Our Mistakes
When I mess up, I find it hard to forgive myself and let go. The problem with this is it that I then miss the opportunity to be present, understand my actions, move forward and heal. Forgiving myself…
00:14:07 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Episode 31: Separating Achievement and Self-Worth
If I’m not careful, I find it all too easy to equate my self-worth to how productive I’m being and what I’m achieving at the present time. Building better self-esteem comes from understanding that I …
00:15:27 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
Episode 30: 'Do You Have Any Major Regrets?' Answering Your Questions!
Welcome to another Q&A Episode! I meant to answer 20 and realised I accidentally fell one short - let’s say I owe you one! 30 episodes is quite a few, and I only grow to love this more the more I do …
00:37:25 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Episode 29: Wishing Time Away
I often find myself wishing time away over small inconveniences and the type of general difficulty that comes as a part of life. It stops me being present and appreciative, and it’s something I want …
00:15:08 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Episode 28: Overcoming Self-Sabotage
‘Self-sabotage: behaviour or thoughts, especially of an involuntary or unconscious nature, that are harmful to one’s own interests or development.’
Self-sabotage, as the name suggests, is deeply perso…
00:24:35 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Episode 27: Running Your Own Race
January is underway, and I’m feeling different to how I was this time last year. I’m in a rest period, which feels strange at a time when it seems as though everybody is hitting the ground running an…
00:17:28 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Episode 26: A New Year & Our Resolutions
Happy New Year! It feels wonderful to be back after my short break, in perfect timing to welcome in a new year. Today we’re talking about resolutions and the way I enter a new calendar year. A year i…
00:15:34 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
Episode 25. Being Present
In the last episode of 2023, before I take some time off, I’m thinking about being more present. It was something I tried to work on throughout this year, but it’s still very much a journey! Thank yo…
00:19:14 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Episode 24: It's Okay for Plans to Change
I love to plan. I love it when plans go to plan. I struggle when I have to change my plans, for many reasons - I feel like I’m giving up, like I’m “failing”, like I’m letting myself down in some way.…
00:24:40 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
Episode 23: Leading with Love, Acting with Passion
Following last week’s episode, a listener drew a really interesting comparison between something I said in Episode 22 about the differences between motivation and discipline. They said that these dif…
00:25:14 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Episode 22. Make the Most of Motivation!
We talk a lot, correctly, about how discipline is better to rely on than motivation. That doesn’t mean that motivation isn’t extremely valuable. In fact, in these past weeks I’ve been making the most…
00:12:07 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
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