“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman — When I awoke I saw the world shining I cannot embellish this, it is already whole but I can play, and as I play I can heal those things which my species has done wrong, all those things that have broken our earth, all the things which threaten our world…

How to support your publications — Happy spring season to you if you are in the northern hemisphere, autumn if in the southern. How can we make this publication grow and how can we support each other further? …

Quotations and descriptions are not enough. — I was visiting a local crafting group the other day as they had the facilities I need to repair a lovely old patchwork quilt, tables laid out wide enough to take it all and room to move around the edges. Little pieces had come unstitched and other pieces of fabric…

A poem for Sky Collection — If I knew grief how would I encounter the stoic inside me? Could she still be strong, resilient, maintain equanimity? If grief came to me and begged to be allowed into my life would I melt or crumble under the weight of so much strife? If grief came after me…

Mindful awareness and a spring poem —

How does mindfulness help us to love? — “The roots of a lasting relationship are mindfulness, deep listening, and loving speech”. Thich Nhat Hanh. Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) writes endlessly about love and I have read so many of his books I can’t remember which ones I still have left. And would they say anything new either. I…

What does it mean for you ? — How many people know the saying , don’t just sit there, do something useful? Or the mindfulness counterpart, don’t just do something, sit there? We can have great intent for productivity, but not give ourselves restorative time, and we can under or over stimulate our minds in ways that lessen…

Why it’s not always possible or safe to access loving kindness and mindfulness. — I have lived through roughly five breakdowns of varying severity, from complete wipe-out for six year to temporary halts for a few weeks. Sometimes it was medication that got me through, especially beta-blockers, sometimes illicit self medication like MDMA and cannabis, and sometimes just time and self care. What each…

What is it and how much does it matter? — I love the woodland garden plant called honesty, the seed heads of which are above illustrated. I love their transparency in winter and their bright purple flowers in spring. They are called honesty for that transparency and that is also important for me. Something happened recently which threw me badly…