Don't wait to be present

After releasing two episodes a week for the last 3 months, if you’re paying attention you may have noticed that this episode comes over a week after the previous one. Don't worry this is not a podfade! But... I am going to be taking a break from releasing new episodes till after the new year. But I will still be working on the show behind the scenes; Reflecting on everything I've learnt so far, creating a compilation episode with some of the most powerful takeaways shared by my guests so far, recording + producing more guest interviews and setting some intentions for how I support you even further in 2018 -  if you’d like to join me for a meditation retreat, let me know where in the world you’d like to meet, personally I was thinking Bali, NZ and somewhere in America. And I’m very excited about some of the guests who will be coming through in the next season. Meanwhile, you can still follow me via my new Instagram page which has daily posts featuring some of my favourite messages and quotes from both my guests so far and leaders in consciousness from around the world. I’ll also be doing regular Instagram stories for those who want to see what the day-to-day life of a modern-day monk actually looks like. Or you can join me over on Facebook where during this podcast break I’ll endeavour to do more Facebook live conversations. Also, I’d love to invite you to check out a new online radio station which has been created by some fellow Ishaya friends of mine. Now Radio 108 is dedicated to experiencing the infinite now.  Each radio show will contain content that will exemplify aspects of being in the present moment.  The DJs at Now Radio 108 are from various backgrounds and locations globally.  So the daily con tent is diverse and dynamic.  We hope you tune in regularly to experience the many interviews, series, original music and regular programming. And you may even hear me on there from time to time, whether that’s live or as a repeat of some of these podcast episodes. So to check that out I invite you to go to radionow108.com Don't wait till 2018 So before I sign out for the year I want to leave you with something to consider. It’s that time of year when things can start to get a crazy. It’s a time to wind down and celebrate but before that happens it seems there is a whirlwind of stuff to get done. There are parties, there’s shopping, there’s family and there’s all those end of year work deadlines looming. Plus then you realise that another year has passed by and those resolutions you made back in January have become a distant memory and you realise you still haven’t created what you really want in life. Maybe things have stayed exactly the same, maybe things have gotten a bit worse. But next years going to be different right? As the saying goes, if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get the results that you’ve always gotten. It goes something like that, right? Now, you can spend all the time in the world, going to the gym to create a better body, going on another date to find a better partner, earn more money to get a nicer house or car or beach holiday. But ultimately none of that is going to make a difference to your inner experience of peace and happiness if you’re not being present. If you’re staying tied to looking at the external stuff to make you happy, your patterns of thinking and behaviour are going to remain, keeping you feeling stressed, anxious and stuck. You have...