I prayed “Make me a vessel of the Divine.” God laughed. “That is like the rose asking me to make it a flower.” Does the rose need my assistance to become a flower? Which good works must it do to attain flowerhood? All the rose can do is bloom, at its appointed hour Unashamed to …
Step into the river Of love-soaked joy It will carry you home Silence monkey-mind objections Loosen tight fingers of control I gave you Eden Accept my gift Stop, now Watch the trees Leaves and branches moved by Love Watch the rise and fall of your chest Breathed by Love Watch the actions of your body …
Why are so many of us burning out? According to an article published in the Guardian newspaper earlier this year, 3 out of 4 people surveyed, in the biggest survey conducted on the impact of stress in the UK, have felt so stressed in the past year that they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. …
On January 1st 2017 I started the 31 day Yoga Revolution with Yoga with Adriene. I began with the same excitement that accompanied every Monday when the new diet begins, every New Year when the new life begins, in fact every plan I had every forced myself to do. I rationalised that this would …
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Last week, we heard the news that Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. There has been an outpouring of confusion, compassion and grief. Why did two successful people, who appeared to have everything to live for, take their own lives? Were the signs there? What can we do to become a more loving, …
Autumn No resistance to the shedding The beauty in letting go Winter No resistance to the storms The beauty of being blown Spring No resistance to the blooming The beauty of new growth Summer No resistance to the fullness The beauty of it all. Branches gone, stripped bare Essence remains, still a tree …
This is is a piece I wrote in a recent writing class. The brief was to write an encouraging letter to a young writer. Dear Jane, I have been wondering how I could reply to your last letter. I have waited so long to receive it, though I knew one day it would …
GOD LIVES HERE Sticky orange scented fingers A cloudless sky Two shafts of light God lives here A dimly lit kitchen A raging hurt boy-husband Ugly tears, mind stopped in grief God lives here Sitting in meditation Amid Tibetan Buddhist artefacts Sunlight patch on wooden floor God lives here Lying in bed Exhaustion and tears …
I prayed “Make me a vessel of the Divine.” God laughed. “That is like the rose asking me to make it a flower.” Does the rose need my assistance to become a flower? Which good works must it do to attain flowerhood? All the rose can do is bloom, at its appointed hour Unashamed to …
Step into the river Of love-soaked joy It will carry you home Silence monkey-mind objections Loosen tight fingers of control I gave you Eden Accept my gift Stop, now Watch the trees Leaves and branches moved by Love Watch the rise and fall of your chest Breathed by Love Watch the actions of your body …