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I know a lot of brilliant women. Some of them are probably reading this post. And most of the time, they don’t know their brilliance. Which is why I love what my friend Tara Mohr does. She spent years coaching brilliant women who didn’t recognise their own brilliance. They told her they weren’t ready to take [...]

Last week I told you how returning to running was teaching me to be a beginner again. Here are five other things I’ve learned while running recently. 1. Run easy One of the core teachings of the yogic texts is on the importance of balancing effort with ease. Sthira sukham asanam ~ Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Sthira means [...]

Five Years Ago Five years ago I was talking to my father about my work as a human rights advocate. He was proud of my work, my commitment to the rights and dignity of all people, and my willingness to sacrifice comfort to work in difficult settings. But he was frustrated by the fact that [...]

For the rest of this week, I’ll be in silence. I’m at a meditation and writing retreat with Natalie Goldberg. Doing little other than: Remembering to share my lunch with the hungry ghosts who are otherwise never satisfied so they’ll leave me in peace to write. Sweeping the zendo floor even when it looks clean, [...]

This is my last post of 2011. I’ll be back sometime in early January. This has been one heck of a year and I need a proper rest. This year I’ve sent a book off to the printers, opened a restaurant, created three new online courses, sold and bought houses and well, you get the [...]

Christine Mason Miller’s latest book - Desire to Inspire: Using Creative Passion to Transform the World – is a collection of stories, exercises, images, quotes, and anecdotes from twenty extraordinary contributors, all sharing insights and experiences of how they create a meaningful life and, in turn, make a positive impact on the world. Each chapter discusses [...]

This trip got me thinking about place, about this idea of ‘home’ as a physical place, a house or a town or a country even. International work tends to mess with your idea of home. It also tends to bring out the gypsy in us all. I travel well, mostly. I don’t mind airports, trains, [...]

I snuck off with my sweetheart for a mystery city getaway this week. We are eating, cycling, strolling and generally living the life. Where am I?