Years ago, we carefully uprooted several shrubs to create more grazing for the alpacas. Unfortunately, we couldn’t decide where to replant them, so they stayed in their temporary home. And became overgrown. Humbled. Each year I am awed by the resilience of the rose and blessed by their wild beauty. THE OLD ROSE Where does … Read more
We have places for many things, but where is the space for our soul? This isn’t as esoteric or woo-woo as we might think. It’s just a question we’re not used to asking. Yet without it, our inner being will wither, and our resilience to do the tough stuff will fade. Pause. See differently. Re-story … Read more
Not to turn away, or yield to hopelessness, foregoing the utterance that it’s impossible. Instead to face towards, to choose the possibility and become the change I want to see. Yet we do this together, because it takes two to change the conversation for good. There is so much going on, and we can feel … Read more
Searching for a self-seeded conifer on the woodland margins, I realised that the ‘perfect’ tree is an illusion. We cannot define the ideal tree by its balance and dimensions because this replicable approach is unreal. Each tree grows where it is planted or seeded. It responds to its total environment in a way that shapes … Read more
When you are empty and tired,where do your roots go? Or what do you reach forwhen you are dry? I wonder, what satisfies your soul, releasing hope to rise again? And where is your quiet space,where you can breathe deeply? These are precious places we need more than ever. This is sacred space.
I wonder if we’ve let our connection with the reality of time become too frayed. Something to be discarded because it’s outgrown its usefulness. We’ve lost the value of patience, perhaps considering it to be the domain of elderly aunts who don’t know any better. Yet patience forms us in ways we need, building depth … Read more
There’s being grounded, and being grounded. One is when you’re not allowed out to play (or fly). Whereas the other is being planted and rooted on ground that will hold you upright. Both involve others, yet the grounding we want requires us to be truly connected. Because I don’t think we can be that kind … Read more
Yesterday morning, the rain was cold. So cold it felt like sleet stinging against my face. But this is May! What’s going on? Being prepared for emergence is okay as long as I know what’s happening… Yet here’s the thing: life isn’t like that. It has never been. We’ve just built an illusion of control … Read more
When we used to travel in the ‘old’ days, I would pack a selection of goodies for the journey. It was part of the experience. Starting the journey of 2021, I now realise that perhaps I’ve been creating my travel bag since before Christmas. At the time, I sensed that just doing a walkthrough of … Read more
The shift in seasons can sometimes narrow our expectations. And this peculiar time we are in reduces our horizons, both mentally and physically still further. So I wonder how we can practise extending our stretch? Mentally, physically, emotionally, creatively and spiritually. For me, this has to be a conscious decision. Translated, even if falteringly, into … Read more