creating change without shouting
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
Today I am so grateful for the rain falling in our little valley in South West Wales. The ground needs it. And the lake is starting to refill. There’s water for the goslings to learn to be geese. Safely away from the thieving intentions of crows. The lower branches of conifers in the woodlands are … Read more
This morning I was still seeing delicate white petals littered across the woodland floor a hundred meters from the wild cherry tree. Wind-blown beauty… I wonder, how far are we prepared for our wild creativity to travel? Will we hold it with open hands, and let the breeze take it where it needs to go? … Read more
Few of us live with the seasons now. We are insulated, cocooned in a world that has ‘tamed nature.’ Except we haven’t. And we can’t. In fact, our wanting to be shielded from the rawness of life is destroying nature. We are complicit. But we can recover. Perhaps the first steps are to pay more … Read more
Reflections on a week of thresholds and stories, both of ours and those around us. Each of which invite us to pause and say yes.
You and I are our stories. Our story is not separate from us, even if it is our paid work. And we embody our story, whether we are conscious of it or not. Because it’s what people experience. As humans, stories are the way we make sense of what we encounter. But if we are … Read more