MichaelMalacos1

22/10/2026

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22/10/2026

‘Your natural rhythm is the Earth’s rhythm.’

Last time I talked about how nature is how we truly rest. This week, let us go a level deeper, to the rhythm humming underneath it all, the Earth’s rhythm.

Have you noticed how calm you feel by the ocean, in a forest, by a fire, or in those slow moments just before sleep? That deep settling is not random. You are slipping back into your natural rhythm, the one you were born with.

Nikola Tesla said that to understand the universe, we should think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. We are no exception. We are energy, humming at a frequency all day long.

Our brains run at different speeds, measured as brainwaves. Stressed and busy, we are up in fast beta. Truly relaxed, we drop into the slower, calmer waves called alpha and theta, where we feel peaceful, creative and clear. That is our natural resting rhythm.

Here is the part that gives me goosebumps. The Earth has a natural pulse of its own, around eight cycles every second, which scientists call the Schumann resonance, and it sits right inside that same alpha and theta range. Our calmest rhythm is tuned to the heartbeat of the planet. When nature settles you, your body may literally be syncing back to the Earth.

The trouble is that modern life keeps us revved up in fast beta almost all the time. Notifications, deadlines, noise and screens keep the engine screaming, and we end up wired and tired, lying awake wondering why we cannot switch off.

The beautiful news is we can tune back in any time. Nature, slow breathing, stillness, meditation, hypnosis, music that moves you, or losing yourself in something creative, all gently guide the mind back into alpha and theta. This is coming home to ‘The Garden.’ As a hypnotherapist, it is the very state I help people reach.

‘What helps you drop out of the rush and back into your natural rhythm?’

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20/10/2026

Nature is how we rest. Find the place that does that for you and go there often.

We think rest means collapsing on the couch, scrolling, or binge watching another show. And yet we so often get up more tired than before. There is a real difference between simply stopping and truly resting.

Real rest does not just pause you; it restores you. And one of the deepest, simplest forms of it is nature. We are not separate from the natural world; we are part of it. Our bodies were shaped under open sky, near water and trees, not under screens and fluorescent lights. When we step outside, something in us exhales. The nervous system softens. The shoulders drop.

In my book I talk about how we seem to be quietly attuned to the rhythms of the Earth itself. The rustle of leaves, the flow of a stream, the warmth of the sun on your skin, these settle something in us far below our thinking, reminding the body that it is safe, and that it belongs.

Nature is ‘The Garden’ made real. Birdsong, a breeze through the leaves, green in every direction. Stepping into it is one of the fastest ways to walk straight back into the calm ‘Garden’ inside yourself.

Everyone has a place that does this. A beach, a bush track, a quiet river, a park bench under a big old tree, the backyard at first light. For me it is a few favourite spots around Melbourne that feel like open country, all within a twenty-minute drive, where I can sit in the quiet and somehow see things in my life clearly again. You know yours by the way your whole body settles the moment you arrive.

The mistake is saving it for the once-a-year holiday. Rest is not the prize at the end; it is the fuel for the journey. Ten minutes barefoot on the grass, a weekly walk among the trees, beats one big escape a year. Unfortunately we sometimes forget to go.

Where is the place that truly rests you, and when did you last let yourself go there?

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18/10/2026

We all have our own specific talents. Never compare yourself to others.

Every one of us arrived here with a particular set of gifts, a way of seeing, making, helping or creating that is ours alone. One of the quickest ways to lose sight is to spend your days measuring it against someone else’s.

Picture a garden. The rose does not look at the sunflower and feel like a failure for not being tall. Each flower simply blooms as what it is, and together they make something beautiful. We are no different.

There is a well-known line, often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, that ‘Comparison is the thief of joy.’ These days we scroll through everyone’s highlight reel and quietly measure our ordinary insides against their edited outsides. We always come up short, because it was never a fair contest.
Remember, talents come in every shape. Some people shine on a stage, others have a quiet gift for listening, making people feel safe, staying calm in a storm. These rarely get applause, and the world would fall apart without them. Yours counts, even when it is quiet.

And this is not a judgement; we all fall into comparing ourselves sometimes. It is simply a reminder to turn back to your own patch of garden and tend what is growing there.
‘What is one talent of mine that I tend to overlook because I am too busy admiring someone else’s or not seeing my own?’

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16/10/2026

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15/10/2026

Have you ever witnessed something you could only call a miracle?

I want to share this gently, and with great care. A client came to me into my care, and in our first session, as she talked about her life, something came over me. I found myself answering things with words that poured through me from somewhere internally. It amazed her, and it stunned me just as much.

Near the end of the session, she told me something that stopped me cold. The night before, she had decided that if she did not find the answers she was searching for, she was going to end her life. Somehow, without ever knowing her questions, I had answered all of them. Then I asked her how she could turn her life around from now on.

The next session, I witnessed a miracle. She had taken her power back, and in one week, doing what she needed to do, she turned her whole life around. I want to be clear; the answers were already within her. I simply got out of the way long enough for something greater to move through, and the courage was hers.

This was not the first time. In my book, Where the F*ck Do Our Minds Go? I share a moment with a mate in the building Industry, Frank, who reached out for advice while wrestling with something heavy. The year was 1988; I was 26 years old at the time. Without planning a word, I said exactly what he needed to hear, and it surprised us both. The same quiet place.

I drove home trying to understand it. I believe these moments happen to many of us when we quieten our own noise and let something larger move through. Call it intuition, grace, the deeper knowing we all carry, our guides, angels and our higher self. It is truly a miracle.

And if you are sitting where she was, please hear this. You matter, and the answers are often closer than they feel. Please reach out. You do not have to carry it alone.

‘Where in your life might a miracle be quietly waiting, if you got still enough to let it in?’

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14/10/2026

For those who love my guitars. This is my latest creation.

14/10/2026

For those who love my guitars. Here’s my latest creation.

14/10/2026

For those who love my guitars. Here’s my latest creation

11/10/2026