Prayers for my unborn child
I hope one day you know what it is to dance with abandon, to have a friend who you can laugh with, to pray, to have heartache. I hope…
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How to live
Let It Go, by Danna Faulds
Let go of the ways you thought lifewould unfold; the holding of plansor dreams or expectations – Let itall go. Save your strength to swimwith the tide. The choice to fight what is here beforeyou now will only result in struggle,fear, and desperate attempts to fleefrom the very energy you long for. Let go. Let
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I worried, by Mary Oliver
I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the riversflow in the right direction, will the earth turnas it was taught, and if not how shallI correct it?Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven,can I do better?Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrowscan do it and I am,
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Buddhism is not left wing (nor is it right wing)
Buddhism is the path of the middle way. The Buddha walked away from a life of material luxury to find the answer to the question of human suffering. He then took part in strict austerities. But it was only when he accepted milk from a milkmaid that he was finally able to sit down under
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Constantly connected
Before the pandemic, like most people, I used to go into work every day. Before the advent of smart phones, commuting meant reading a free newspaper, or a book, on the rare occasion I remembered it. Now, it means swiping through newspaper articles on the various news apps on my phone, listening to a podcast,
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On Loneliness
Loneliness feels like my life doesn’t matter to anyone. As if it wouldn’t really matter if I didn’t wake up tomorrow. Yes, a few people would miss me. They’d remember me occasionally and think it was a shame I was no longer around, but no-one would have their life altered by my no longer being
How to live life: the Bhagavad Gita way
The Bhagavad Gita is the central text of yoga. It is slotted into the middle of the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, just as the Pandavas (Arjuna’s family) are lining up for battle against the Kauravas. Arjuna is a Pandava and his brother (Yudhishthira) has a rightful claim to the throne, but those they are about
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