Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion, they are the basis of many of our modern sciences.

1) An objects momentum is constant unless a net outside force acts.

2) The rate of change of momentum equals the net force.

3) When object A applies a force on object B, B applies the same force on A.

These laws of physics all have parallels in life. To reword number one; a body going somewhere will continue to unless affected by another body. This might sound obvious but how about; if you always do what you've always done then you'll always get what you've always got! Strikes home a little more perhaps? Basically, you are ultimately responsible. If you don't like where you are at, then change something! A net outside force has to act! And you have to make it happen. In life the forces tend to build rather than act immediately on contact so every little thing you change accumulates to make the big change you want happen.

If you keep on applying the same amount of energy to anything, it will accelerate. Law number two defines rate of change, acceleration; how fast the speedometer is climbing not how far it has gone. In life the same thing is true - the more energy you put into something the faster it will change. Most of you will have experienced the learning of a new skill, at first we are clumsy and perhaps avoid having to use this skill. In time we become more comfortable (with ourselves) and perhaps begin to practice the new skill. We experience a rapid rise in proficiency proportional to the time spent in practice but as we become proficient we tend spend less time! We put less energy in and tend to plateau at a certain skill level, so if you want to be the best at anything you have to keep on putting more and more energy into it.

Number three is easy. Karma. Do you believe in it? Maybe, maybe not. But I do believe in physics and when I push something or someone I expect to get pushed back, physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually it all works the same way. The net force can be a positive or negative thing and you can be sure that you get paid back each, in equal proportion as you gave them out and sometimes with interest!

So, physics may hold some interesting lessons when viewed in a different light. I leave you with a few more laws to ponder on for deeper meanings.

Thermodynamics:

A vacuum will be filled.

Inverse square law. Intensity of force is inverse to the square of the distance.

Uncertainty principle. Heisenberg.