By Stephen Russell-Lacy. After the pandemic we will eventually get back to work, school and elsewhere. But will there be a new normal? A new start? Differences that emerge following the enforced shutdown of usual business? For many of us the lockdown means more stress cooped up at home, more worry about income, more frustration. Yet, … Continue reading After the pandemic – Reflecting on this?
Listen to episode here I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it’s not like that. We are sailing in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa. For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, … Continue reading The same boat podcast
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this podcast episode Social distancing rules in Britain, like around the world, mean all non-essential travel and public gatherings have to stop. People can only leave home for exercise, to shop for essential items, for attending medical care, or when their work cannot be done at home. Being on top of … Continue reading Strain of lockdown – 6 tips for Survival
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this episode Seeking spiritual help during very troubling times is common. But in this period of fear of coronavirus, with many people having moved away from religion, some are struggling to find words and connection that could provide support and encouragement. Spirit of life & fear of coronavirus Compassion, wisdom … Continue reading Fear of coronavirus – Podcast
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this podcast episode A lot of people can’t help wondering, ‘What if I get the coronavirus and am bedbound?’ ‘Who will do what is needed?’ ‘What if the economy doesn’t recover?’ ‘Will I have a livelihood?’ No sure answers are possible. No-one knows how long the pandemic will last and how … Continue reading Coronavirus anxiety – How to reduce it?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Anyone can fall ill. Medical science reveals natural causes of disease such as genetic predisposition, toxic environments, and microbes. Like the rain and hail, sickness can fall on anyone. But what about factors that make us better? What causes healthy recovery, healing, and cure? Universal power of healing According to many spiritual … Continue reading Disease – What causes bodily healing?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Have you ever used creative imagination to write a novel that has been published? Compose a piece of music that has been performed? Draw, paint or sculpt a work of visual art that has been bought? Of course, you don’t need to be a musician to hear an original melody in your head, … Continue reading Creative imagination – What causes it?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Most of us are only too aware of some of our weaknesses. Things like low self-esteem, worry, or being judgmental. We realise that we fall short of what we regard as our ideal self and that this calls for some self-improvement. Yet what we each mean by self-improvement probably differs. What kind of … Continue reading Self-improvement – Towards moral virtue?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. People fail. From time to time they mess up on the challenges of family relationships, life style, work etc. And when they blunder, they suffer adverse consequences. No wonder then that we speak of being kind and sympathetic to those who fail – who are struggling financially, emotionally, or interpersonally. But when it … Continue reading Self-compassion – Same as self-love?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. The spirit of our times seems to no longer value beauty. Prince Charles was talking to the Royal Institute of British Architects at the occasion of their 150th anniversary about the proposed extension of the National Gallery. “What is proposed is like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and … Continue reading Beauty – Need to re-discover it?