This is the view from my bed right now: Unpacking is still very much a work in process, since I was still too ill for months after the move to work on this properly. (Not to mention our life was in quite a state of disarray after welcoming a child and then encountering cancer in …
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Please Take
On my walk home from my chiropractor session yesterday, I came across this bag of apples that a neighbour had left on the wall outside their house. ‘Please take’, the note said. It was a delightful surprise. A wonderful kind of generosity – no explanations or expectations, no strings attached, no effort. Just an anonymous …
Nothing you are feeling is wrong
Today, I had a session with Ben Bridger. These sessions of McTimoney Chiropractic work not only make my body feel better; he always sends me out the door thinking as well. Today, there were two wonderful and timely insights. One: Sometimes it’s really useful and good to feel lazy. No one can be stimulated all …
Petals
First: redA soft, silken coinPressed to the lipsClenched in the fistYour private treasureFound fallenNo less precious for that Then: whiteLike a featherDropped in flightStolen ReclaimedCast into a puddleCrushed by playground hands Found: PinkPerfect, pristine petalAn offered consolationLost in your tailwinds How could I forget?The petals we are givenPale next to those we find Photo by …
Writing for an invisible audience
“Is it worth it to speak your mind and your truth, in fiction or otherwise, if an audience, even if it is an audience of one, is never promised? Does it matter?” – Ocean Vuong The MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ fellows were announced this week. I always find it a treat tolearn about these extraordinary individuals …
This is how you keep lilies from staining everything
Lilies are beautiful. There is something magical about the unparalleled optimism of watching those big star-shaped flowers throw themselves open to the world. However, they can also be a big old mess as they start to age and the pollen falls – or if you accidentally bump one! If you’ve been unlucky enough to have …
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The best yoga classes on the internet – DoYogaWithMe.com
I first discovered DoYogaWithMe.com through the magic of Google. I was looking for online yoga videos, and this popped up. There was no looking back. 🙂 This post is going to sound like an advertisement, but it’s actually not – just a tribute to a wonderful website that I have really enjoyed over the years. …
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How you spend your time is how you spend your life
I can’t remember where I first heard or read this advice. But I have been thinking about it quite a bit recently as I try to get to grips with rebuilding my life post-chemo. It’s so easy to feel like there is never time or energy to accomplish everything. And I have felt how much …
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The three little words that keep a marriage going (hint: not ‘I love you’)
There is a magic phrase – three little words – that can help keep a marriage alive. They give us an extra spring in our step, an extra zest for life, and a feeling of connection with our life’s partner. It’s one of life’s magic gifts that feels wonderful, but costs nothing. It’s not ‘I …
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Today, there is sunshine
This morning, I awoke to this beautiful view outside my window. Yesterday was not easy, but it’s hard not to feel optimistic when the world beckons with green possibility. Sometimes, I think there is nothing as beautiful as London on a sunny day. Today is the birthday of one of my favourite people (you know …