creating change without shouting
Too often, we are fixated on the destination. It’s all about getting there. As if ‘there’ confers something that we can’t have ‘here’. Yet living in the valley, surrounded by the natural world, I realise that clinging to a sense of destination is rather pointless. Yes, we’re looking forward to the alpaca cria (babies) arrival … Read more
Stillness beckonshow far will you go? Will you venture outcreating fresh imprintswhere you’ve never daredto go before? Stillness beckonswhat will you leave behind?
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
This is a time like no other. In one sense, we could never fully prepare for it. We just have to walk it. Day by day. Yet each of us craves different things. For me, it’s clarity. Being able to see clearly. Where am I going and what should I be doing each day? Because … Read more
Bernadette Jiwa wrote a delightful short piece at the beginning of the week: One way or another. Her experience of growing up in Dublin and her first job gave encouragement to the rest of us to keep going. Cycling home each day, the worst part was the last hill. And Bernadette‘s frustration at the waste … Read more