Hello {{first_name}},

The world does not need more burnt out, stressed out lawyers.

Are you out of your mind?

The thing is, that you really need to be out of your mind if you want to live a glorious, joyful, free and abundant life. But people do not know this, so they cling desperately to their minds and all the constant bullsh*t the mind makes up. To cut to the chase, there are 2 minds. We have our own egoic mind, the "voice in our heads", let's call it "My mind" and then there is Universal Mind, to which we are all connected. Maybe for now I'll leave out mention of God - quite frankly it's a pretty loaded word and trying to explain the connection between God and the Universal Mind is beyond the ambitions of this mail. For the purposes of living an awesome life, we just need to know that there is this thing, this incomprehensible thing - that connects us all through space and time and comprises of every atom, and every subatomic particle - and it's about ENERGY. We can't see it, we can sometimes feel it and some call it LOVE but that may not resonate so we can stick to calling it Universal Mind for now.

So there is there is this small mind muttering "I'm not good enough, man I've got so much to do" .

And the Universal Mind which comprises Divine intelligence, infinite wisdom and constant miracles and always knows what to do.

Which are you listening to?

It takes PRACTICE to learn to listen to Universal Mind. If you're not in the habit, you may have only tuned in infrequently:

• When you basked in a glorious moment like seeing your baby for the first time or knowing the person you saw across a room was the love of your life.
• Maybe it was when you knew one of your kids was in trouble, even though they were miles away.
• maybe it was when a great solution to a tricky client's case presented itself to you while you took a shower

If you want more awesomeness - you have to learn to listen to Universal Mind a whole lot more.

If we listen to My Mind, we just get the rehashing of the programmes it's got running - like the "there must be a right way of doing this", "boy, I wish I'd prepared better for this", "why do other people have all the luck?" "maybe I need a Masters degree, an MBA...." and a range of things that it pretty much chippers on about all day. A lot of us have a story about finances going on right now, and this is enforced if we listen to friends talking about hard times around a braai on the weekend, or listen to the radio and hear how everything's going to shit, politicians don't really have a clue, and (in South Africa anyway) a lot of people are being raped and murdered.

Sadly it means that every day we are programming ourselves with pretty toxic programmes and really limited beliefs.

What happens when you tap into Universal Mind

This is when you start living in the flow of life. Aligning with what wants to happen through you - and believe me, cool things want to happen through you. You did not just get created to stumble around the earth trying to pay bills, be harassed by non-paying clients, stress about COVID 19 and worry how you've put on 5kgs since Lockdown. You came here for a flipping REASON and you need to crack on being of service in whatever way brings you the most joy.

You do this by quietening down My Mind and tapping into Universal Mind. HOW do you do this? You do stuff that gives SPACE for Universal Mind to reach you. You go for long walks - not at the gym, not listening to news, not always with music blaring in your ears. You slow your schedule down - you need to allow for some magic in your day. The fuller things are, the less space there is for anything awesome to reach you. You calm the central nervous system down - less coffee, less rushing, more breathing. And, yup, you knew it was coming: YOU MEDITATE.

You don't have to buy a special cushion.

You don't need to tell anyone.

You can try any programme that appeals - Deepak Chopra has a new 21 day course with Alicia Keys!

You can just download Insight Timer FOR FREE and start listening to any of the 1000's of guided meditations on there. I can recommend some. You pick a title that sounds cool like "peacefully getting to sleep" or "Harmony and Blissful start to the Day" and you press play. I suggest starting with guided ones, as when you first start to meditate, you just see MY MIND going beserk so it's not very encouraging. You have to give it a task, like watching the breath or listening to the audio, so it shuts up for a moment.

I used to listen to Universal Mind and very cool things happened in my life.

Then I kind of stopped listening, got really busy, and MY MIND dominated the show for most of the time, and life got pretty hard.

Now I'm listening again and it's SOOOOOO amazing. Beautiful co-incidences happen to me every day. I just got off another call with an AMAZING LAWYER, Maureen Obi-EzekpazuI, soulful, down to earth barrister in London with a sharp mind, impressive presence and a huge heart. My work involves meeting people like this! I'd do it for free! (Except I did, and that sucked because I couldn't pay my bills.) Yesterday I was guided to hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines. Later she messaged me that she is studying law on the side. Score!

Following the guidance makes life so, so, so, much easier. I'm all for easy. I've done hard. How about you?

I want to help you listen too. I want my tribe, the tribe of Awakening Lawyers, to be guided to do what they came here to do, and live lives that are joyous and abundant and free, enabling them to be of service to 1000's of clients, bringing humanity back to the law. If you are hustling, exhausted and disenchanted with life you can still show up and serve clients, but it's just not the same, for them or for you.

I will be offering 5 slots left for free Clarity Calls in the next 2 weeks. These are calls with me, in which we look at what you most want right now, and explore what's holding you back and how we might get you there. I have a range of tools - including contacting your spiritual guides for help with that pesky issue - "um, why am I here again?"

Sorry this week I got so sucked in by the mentorship programme, meeting more amazing lawyers, and being asked to speak at a few events, that I had to delay holding clarity calls this week but they will resume!

The world has enough burnt out, disillusioned lonely lawyers.

Don't be one of them.

Choose differently.

Drop me a mail back if you're ready to book a Clarity Call. You don't have to sign up for anything. We will talk and see what you need.

I run Awakening Lawyers to help lawyers who love the law but are disillusioned and disheartened by the way it’s practised, to re-imagine and redesign their lives so that they can practice in their own way, in their own time, and on their own terms.

I am a legal futurist, a lawyer coach and a channel.
I love working with lawyers at all stages of their awakening journey, especially those who are starting to see a new role for themselves as peacemakers, as justice warriors and as activists for social change. I work with my clients to deal with the challenges they face working within a restrictive and often conservative legal culture that promotes hiding your authentic self under a professional mask and suppressing both your own and your client’s emotions.

l look forward to hearing from you if it feels right. Always go by HOW YOU FEEL. If this feels exciting - reach out for a free Clarity Call.