We are being forced into transformations. We have ducked the issues for too long. We need to look at our food production, our consumption, our waste, our inequalities.
Category: Musings on Life
The garden holds many lessons for life. This is where I try to draw on that wisdom!
Dear David Austin Roses,
We can all make micro-reparations. If we don’t address our mistakes and if we don’t acknowledge that we have contributed to the problem – and ignoring it is contributing to the problem – we are staying stuck. Our collective shame and suffering will never end.
Press Pause
I am thankful for moments of quiet. In between meetings, I open the window, and breathe.
Together we stand
I am a tulip devotee. I see them as a reward for getting through winter. They are a celebration life.
Intimacy
There will be dark times, there will be light. There will be time to open up, time to close down. We’re all learning.
Brave Little Blossom
For just a short while, they will open their petals, expose their hearts and share their gifts. They will be rocked and buffeted. They will sing, weep, laugh, give, receive, learn.
Changing Priorities
The small things can make a huge difference…
Flow
Yoga, meditation, gardening. They fulfil the same function. Flow, connection with myself, connection with the universe. A free flow of giving and receiving. Being alive; feeling alive in every cell of my being, being alive to nature.
Balance
We rarely reach the point in life where we can say ‘I have achieved my perfect balance.’ But there are moments. I had one this morning, in the middle of a very unromantic task: taking the kitchen waste out to the compost heap. The light was catching the veg patch just so. I could smell…
Tight-knit
Tight-knit: adjective: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
10 Thoughts on New Growth
How is it, when all the others are much bigger, much stronger, more colourful, more showy… how is it that the humble little snowdrop is the bravest of all?
Low-Impact Days
Not every day can be dynamic. Some days you don’t tick anything off your to-do list. Some days you just need to lie in a little patch of sunlight.
