Here Was Yesterday’s There: The Habit of Looking Ahead (S18E1)

Do you ever find yourself looking forward to your next holiday… even when the last one just ended? Or counting down to lunch before your day has even begun? In this opening episode of Season 18, I explore our very human tendency to live ahead of ourselves — and how we can gently guide ourselves back to presence.

I reflect on conversations with my son, moments of yearning, memories from years gone by — and the beautiful, sometimes difficult practice of being with what is. I share thoughts on how cultural conditioning, unconscious habits, and even well-meaning manifestation messages can pull us out of the now… and what helps us come back.

There’s a lot of heart in this one, including:

• what we miss when we live for the “there”
• quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh and Ram Dass that always bring me home
• and why presence doesn’t mean avoiding change

I also share a little about A Piece of Quiet — and why it’s becoming one of the things I most love to create.

You'll hear the wind get up as I talk about coming into Winter - and the beaded curtain that covers the open door of the stable begins to clatter slightly. Apologies for this and also... I quite like how not only the birds but the elements have made themselves heard.

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