On the 28th February, literally an hour before the US attacked Iran, Steve entered a monastery and surrendered his phone, the clothes he was wearing, his backpack and everything in… [Continue Reading]
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The clear as mud case for meditation
After many years of dreaming about it (and countless google searches, emails kept in my draft folder, endless tabs kept open), I finally went to a meditation retreat! A week… [Continue Reading]
It’s just a panic attack…!
I’m in the supermarket. I’ve only just walked in. As usual, the white light shocks me. But tonight something is different. It’s like, extra bright. I squint behind my fingers… [Continue Reading]
Down the line …~•’^’•~…
LOL. SMH. Shrugs and eye rolls and sticky out tongues. OMG! Abbreviations and emojis express our emotions these days on phone conversations. I love them and use them all the… [Continue Reading]
The magic of human touch – 9 random special memories
~ Reach out and touch, somebody’s hand, make this world a better place, if you can ~ 1 Play Not long after my family moved to Australia, I became friends… [Continue Reading]
A tiny tourist island… with no tourists
Gili Meno, the tropical island that’s been my home for the last five years, is tiny. I often walk around the whole island, barefoot-in-the-sand-at-sunset, and my phone shows me it’s… [Continue Reading]
TIME OUT
We didn’t really need the virus to slam its huge sinister foot on the world’s brake pedal, making the world skid and slide to a slower pace, to know that… [Continue Reading]
There’s no place like home… is there
Recently my son expressed disappointment that he has no childhood home, to return home to. He was lamenting the fallout from the lack of stability he experienced in his childhood…. [Continue Reading]
When I feel the earth move under my feet
When we’re centred, balanced, sensible and strong in our journeys – in our space – we’re said to be ‘grounded’. There’s a reason for this. The ground. It is meant… [Continue Reading]
To be or not to be… hairy?!
“I love your body.” How often has someone said THAT to you? If you’re lucky, a lover has (and you received it with grace and appreciation and belief). But it’s… [Continue Reading]