The Hardest Part…
On a recent retreat a well-intentioned participant informed me that my drive system was overactive. She was referring to the three-circle model of Prof. Paul Gilbert which is part of our Level 2 Compassion training.…
Mindful Magic Moments
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Mindful Holiday
I am a week into a two week winter sun getaway to Cyprus. Away from the busyness of work I am noticing a lot of inner-critic dialogue along with an underlying feeling of being a…
Oh, to meet the Joy and Pain of Christmas with Compassion
Oh, to meet the Joy and Pain of Christmas with Compassion by Bill Paterson Suddenly Christmas is on the horizon again! Is it really a year since the last one? Interestingly, I’ve noticed a pattern…
On how to pick and eat poems – Phyllis Cole-Dai
Stop whatever it is you’re doing. Come down from the attic. Grab a bucket or a basket and head for light. That’s where the best poems grow, and in the dappled dark. Go slow. Watch…
The bright field – R.S. Thomas
I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had…
The good news – Thich Nhat Hanh
The good news they do not print. The good news we do print. We have a special edition every moment, and we need you to read it. The good news is that you are alive,…
But listen to me – Rumi
But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. by Rumi A little Rumi snippet that’s traveled with me since my early days on Holy Isle nearly…
This is Good
Life has been a bit of a shambles lately…. Well, I’m not sure if it’s been life or if it has been the way that I have been relating to life. Sure, I have had…
It felt love – Hafiz
How did the rose Ever open its heart And give to this world All its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light Against its being, Otherwise, We all remain Too frightened – Hafiz A…
