Books

This book was recommended by my late best friend Charlie Gall. Charles's addictions were in fact a massive contributing factor to his death. He was always trying to escape reality and it is just a shame he didn't internalize Tolle a little more. Tolle speaks of thought or ego as an out of control side of brain that we have mistakenly identified with as our consciousness. He goes on to say that thought is necessary for  functioning in life but should only be used to complete and plan for tasks. He says we…

A lot of my friends and family have suffered with depression at various times and in varying degrees of severity. This book has some fantastic tools for mindfulness and it really gives you some home truths that others will not give when you are a little fragile anyway. One section in particular is about not being a victim. Such a powerful part for me because when we do get low, I think we all adopt a victim mentality. "Why is this happening to me", "Why doesn't it happen to them", "Whatever I do…