Dear ,
Winter greetings to you! For
me, winter is a time of regeneration - a time to retreat and reconnect with yourself, to remember who you are, and to re-orientate yourself on the path you’re meant to be following. The Christmas season also reminds me of a time about 20 years ago, when I was living in Germany and going through a period of depression and drinking a lot. I’d lost contact with my real self, was living a lifestyle which didn’t suit me, and my innate sense of harmony and well-being was covered over by confusion and
frustration. We were at my girlfriend’s parents’ house for Christmas day, and I took their dog for a walk, in the countryside. I was staring at the sky, and suddenly there was a shift inside me - suddenly everything around me was filled with a powerful spiritual presence, and I was overwhelmed by the beauty and is-ness of the sky and the trees and the fields. It totally blew me away, struck with a force that was almost physical. I was filled with a tremendous feeling of reassurance, a sense that
‘all is well,’ And I remember thinking ‘Ah - I’m back! This is where I’m supposed to be!’
Recently I wrote a piece called ‘The Presence’ based on this experience, which is at the end of this newsletter.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been in and out of the recording studio, recording
an audio book of the Calm Center. I also took the opportunity to record some of my meditations. A lot of people have asked me for recordings of them, particularly the ‘detachment meditation’ which I use regularly in my talks and workshops. So here it is:
I’ll send out the others with future newsletters. I hope you enjoy it! And I hope you have a great Christmas and New
Year!
