Driver who mowed down knife attacker (quite rightly) released without charge.
This is an interesting story because it highlights the law in relation to self-defence and particularly the defence of another and how far someone can legally go in defending themselves or others.
When most people think of meditation they conjure up images of people sitting cross-legged for hours with serious expressions on their face trying hard to empty their minds, and that puts a lot of people off meditating.
You may have noticed that I have posted various articles and podcasts about meditation, and that’s generated some interesting conversations with people, many who I have known for many years and some who are very good friends.
Some people, I am sure, think that I’ve gone over to the ‘dark side’ as they see meditation and mindfulness as some form of ‘weird’ spirituality thing.
Others think that I have possibly gone soft, but none of that could be further from the truth.
Have you ever had the experience of having a problem, where you are caught up in thinking about all of the possible negative outcomes that could occur. Have you ever experienced the anxiety caused by the uncertainty of what could happen?
Recently I received news that a very lovely person I know suddenly died a week before Christmas, leaving his family completely devastated at the loss of a loving husband and father.
We are living in a world where society has prioritised independence to such an extent that many people are now left on their own to manage lives that are increasingly out of control.
