Mindfulness is all about being aware. Aware of what is happening right now, in this present moment. It’s something that takes practice, but after a while it becomes a habit. A good habit! My husband and I managed to grab a few days away recently. We have a ‘rule’ now. When you see something unusual, […]
Christmas can be a difficult time for many people, so when it comes to the new year – it’s often seen as a time to refresh and restart. That may be through new year’s resolutions, or just deciding to do something different or new. Some people approach it with a sense of optimism – a
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You’re probably well aware of the three wise monkeys. They embody the proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil”. The three monkeys are: * Mizaru – covering his eyes * Kikazaru – covering his ears * Iwazaru – covering his mouth Their pictoral origins can be traced back to
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It’s nearly that time of year again… Christmas? No, no, no. Black Friday! For some reason this year, the shopping frenzy piqued my interest. Where the heck did it come from, because I don’t really remember it being a ‘thing’ in Australia until quite recently? Okay I know it’s American but what’s its history? Apparently
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Another wet, miserable and grey day… with more rain forecast for this week. It’s been going on for a few days now. When I was waiting to go in for surgery last week, the anaesthetist and I watched the lightning show as yet another storm rolled through. It was all very dramatic and quite the
Weathering the weather… Read more »
It’s interesting isn’t it… well, maybe more frustrating… how the mind decides to be most active when you least want, or need it to be? I’m having some surgery tomorrow, so I’ve been trying to ensure a good sleep routine in preparation. I need my body up to speed, fully charged and ready to heal.
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Okay I know not everyone’s that happy about it, but love it or hate it Halloween is here again. It’s funny growing up in the UK, Halloween was never really a thing, but every year for some reason I used to get dressed up. None of the other kids in my street (or even my
This year has featured quite a lot of star gazing. When I told my regular meditation group that for our 25th wedding anniversary we were going to look at telescopes, I thought they’d think us a bit odd. But as one lady pointed out what could be more romantic than looking at the stars? She
Stars in our eyes… Read more »
It’s been an interesting week. Monday was World Kindness Day. November is World Gratitude Month. So my intention was to write about finding gratitude in the everyday. But then my husband was made redundant. This week. Just shy of six weeks before Christmas. I couldn’t find anything kind in that, and I certainly didn’t feel
