Viterbo, September 28th 2025
Hello Friend,
I adore autumn, what about you?
Here in Viterbo it came with the most incredibile punctuality, following the calendar to the minute! This is what it’s looking like at the moment, the colours are vibrant, the mornings are full of dew, the air is fresh, and the sunlight is soft and golden.
Isn’t this a really beautiful planet?
“Yes, if it weren’t for us horrible humans inhabiting it”, is an answer I get quite often.
You do have a point, I must admit…
But try and replace ‘horrible’, which is the final judgement of an outcome, with ‘fearful’, which is the initial observation of a cause, and you’ll get an idea of how much scope for change there is.
The most worthwhile use of our time on this planet is to rid ourselves of our fear and our fears, so we get the bigger picture, so we can fully enjoy this life while also creating a happier environment for the next generations to do the same.
Even more so, if we consider that many of us may well come back here again as part of the next generations. So maybe we could make an effort and leave this place the way we would like to find it next time.
I’m only talking about the things here, that are actually in our sphere of influence. The planet goes through ice ages and interglacial ages and thermal maximums and changes in polarity. We can’t obviously do much about that.
But we can definitely decide whether we treat it as a garden or a junkyard, and we can definitely decide how we treat our fellow creatures. At the moment, both our personal and our collective fear are inflicting more fear on every creature around us. This needs to start changing right now, if we are to create a beautiful world for the future.
How do you do that?
Within yourself. You start believing your heart more and your mind less. Because your heart knows, and your mind fears. Which is quite handy, it helps you always understand who’s speaking inside you.
If it feels bright and light and loving and positive and uplifting, it’s your heart. Just do whatever it asks you to.
If it feels heavy and sad and angry and negative and unloving towards yourself or others, it’s your mind. Stop for a moment, tell it “thanks for your opinion, I understand, but we’re not going to use it right now.'” And then ask your heart, and just do whatever it wants you to.
Nothing can go wrong if you do that, I promise! ❤️
