Keeping Things Real
In the last couple of posts, I’ve shared some of the techniques that I’ve been drawing on as my life has been going from ‘busy’ to ‘more than a little crazy’! I’m aware that reading this sort of thing can sometimes make it sound that the writer – in this case me – has got…
Beyond Fear
I want to talk about fear. Yes, fear…the kind of fear that’s more than a feeling or moment. The kind that years ago, during my summer of healing in New England, gripped me, held my body like a fist I had to work so hard to open. “I’m not feeling fear like a character in…
Seventy
One day before, according to the Gregorian calendar, I am 70. A good friend asked me how does it feel, and I did not have anything special to say. It feels like something lived in this body, that is never the same body, and this body is almost transparent, it is not real. It floats…
The Zen of Running, Barefoot…
I stepped out into the glorious summer morn, ever so slightly reluctantly! My feet are now ready to run, as far as I want to and they are loving it… But my legs are now unfurling from relative hibernation for nearly a year and are doing their best to keep up with the enthusiasm of…
6 Further Tips for When Life Feels a Bit Crazy!
Last week I started sharing some of the things that I’ve found helpful when I start to slip into stress and overwhelm. Below are some further thoughts on this: Having trained in a range of energy therapies I am very fortunate to be able to draw on these when I feel triggered and emotionally raw. …
Be Still Inside Challenging Times
A friend recently shared a profound dream with me: she was inside her house and animals began entering in droves, one after another. She became scared as they continued to come inside. But then she saw a Lion—a wise, divine, and beautiful Lion drawing her away from her fear. Just ask for what you want, the…
The Family
I called it “The Family.” This is what I thought when I made it. I started with the figure in black, which is the man. Then the child in brown, leaning at the man and I felt then that I wanted to add the woman in pink. The man is frightening. He wears a gown,…
‘What Spirit Is Man Can Be…’
I imagine I brought writing and running in with me, as I have loved to do them all my life and it’s never changed, ever… I was too scared to follow the writing path when I was twenty… I had left school after my A levels and worked for my coach in his very innovative…
6 Practices for When Life Feels Like a Roller Coaster!
Last week I talked about some of the challenges that I’ve been facing after taking on the care of ‘Dakota Horse’. If you’ve read some of my other recent posts you might remember that we’re currently also in the middle of selling up and moving house! This is not only about our home, but also…
Giving Thanks for My Life and Work
Long days and nights of summer mist; consistent poetry workshops on Mondays; daily walks in the woods, every day with more strength and presence; evening feasts to cicada rhythms with visiting family and friends; swimming in the pool; tending to the garden; and meditating, healing my hips, and writing my novel’s story led to a…
The Screeching is Terrible
The drawing was done at 10pm, the painting – in the morning after. It is like a very big puppet. The head is too big and heavy in the composition. The mechanism is old. It stood outside in the rain and plants started growing on it in some places. You can almost hear the clunking…
Perhaps I am a Hippy…!
We arrived in Covent Garden, just as the naked cyclists rode by! We were running across the concourse to make sure we didn’t miss them, and one of the street performers called out to Anadi and I, in a good natured fashion, ‘Run hippies…’ I laughed… ‘I have never been called a hippy before…’ But…