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It was my birthday yesterday. Earlier today I was thinking about the time I have spent on this planet and the time that I have left here to do the things I want to do.

Yep, it was my birthday yesterday. 52 years and counting. I had a good day and we went out for a fantastic meal last night. I don’t really like the idea of my birthday much - perhaps it reminds me of my mortality. I know it’s just another day and it’s really just one more day older but still…

Time

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While I was thinking about time, I was reminded of an idea someone mentioned to me a while ago. I can’t remember who it was but it goes like this. Have a guess at how old you will be when you die; subtract your current age from that number to get your estimate of how many years you have left. Now multiply that figure by 365 to get the number of days remaining in your life.

Calculations

So for me, I am going to guess that I will die when I am 85. And now I’m 52, so I have 33 years left which is equivalent to 1716 weeks or just over 12,000 days.

Another way of looking at this is to say that I’ve been here for nearly 19,000 days so far and so I’m over 60% through my life if my estimates (and my maths) are accurate.

Perspective and Motivation

Now I’m NOT saying this because I feel maudlin. It’s much more about putting things into perspective - a reality check, if you like. 12,000 days doesn’t seem all that much to me and there’s still plenty I want to do and achieve before I move on elsewhere. So, I feel it’s quite a motivational idea - I don’t want to waste time, I want to get on with life, to enjoy it. I want to attract more wonderful things into my life and I don’t want to hold myself back. There is no time to waste.

Do you want to do your own calculations ? I’ll leave you to it.

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I’ve been thinking about self-esteem recently. We would all like to have high self-esteem, right ? This post explores what self-esteem means and suggests ways we can all go about raising our self-esteem.

What exactly is self-esteem ? Where does it come from ? Were we born with it ? Is it something we have or something we do ?

Esteem
Let’s start with the word Esteem. Here are some definitions I found

• respect: regard highly; think much of;
• admiration: a feeling of delighted approval and liking

How do you treat someone you hold in esteem ? Think of someone. I imagine that you: Continue Reading »

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• November 18, 2007 -- Human Being or Human Having ?

Last week I mentioned that I was going to the Middle East to teach for a few days. I flew to Beirut as part of my work as a teacher for the London International College of Homeopathy.I had planned to go there last November but security concerns at the time prevented that happening.

The view down Hamra Street
from the balcony of my hotel room
photo credit: Roger Knight

Impressions Before I Arrived

I have to say that I was a little concerned about going to Beirut. Not hugely anxious, but definitely concerned. The reason being that my perception of Beirut was a place associated with violence, risk, political unrest and a potential war zone. So I was concerned for my own security and whether the students would be able to get together in one place for teaching.

I don’t read the news much and I guess my impression had formed from what I had read in newspapers and seen on the TV.

Arrival

My flight arrived at 2245 local time and I had been concerned about whether it was safe to be travelling in the city at that time of night, however I was assured that it was OK. When I arrived I was met by 2 of the students and taken to my hotel. I saw a few soldiers/police around on the streets of the city - they looked bored and everything seemed peaceful and calm.

We drove in past signs for KFC and actually passed Starbucks and Costa Coffee - so plenty of familiar brands to make me feel at home !

The Reality

I had a very enjoyable time in Beirut. I really enjoyed the teaching. All the people I met (with the possible exception of a couple of airport staff) were friendly, pleasant and welcoming. The food was wonderful. I never once felt unsafe or in the slightest danger. I had expected to see bombed out buildings and evidence of violence. There was very little of this.

The students were full of enthusiasm and I have the greatest respect for them in studying homeopathy which doesn’t seem very well established there. They have been studying for over 2 years and they’re doing well.

False Fears

Before I went to Beirut, Lebanon, to me, was a place on the map - a place with a reputation of violence to my mind. Having been there and seen the reality, I know that my impression was false and was based on a distorted (possible historical) perception. I was ignorant of the current facts.

I wondered how many other fears and limiting beliefs in life are also based on a false perception of reality. I suspect I don’t question or challenge the basis of my fears. Could we do that ? Have you had an experience which made you re-evaluate a fear or limiting belief that you had ? Maybe you hold on to a belief about yourself that you picked up in childhood which limits you in some way ? Is it based on a false perception of reality or out-of-date information like my fear was ? Do drop me a line in the comments and let me know.

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