By Izzy It’s Friday morning and I’m accompanying visits on my first day of work today. I was slow to sleep at 11pm last night and woke up at 6am sharp, feeling alert, my mind racing, my stomach churning. I do what I do every morning. I lie there for a while before getting up […]
by Angela Today, my dog Aine and I went out for a soggy November walk. I was on the 1st day of my bleed and my body was in the mood for warmth and softness and nothing too physically demanding. I enjoyed hearing the sound of the rain and noticing some of the daily changes
A Glimpse by Dayamay As another New Year comes racing around, and the last one feels like one big blur, I notice that I’m very aware of how much older and fragile I am. Youthful resilience seems to be fading a bit, at least in the physical sense, and I’m much more sensitive to the
A Dharma Glimpse by Alison Written on 8th Dec Today is the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Enlightenment and I’m writing my First Dharma Glimpse. During this morning’s Nembutsu, I began chanting then suddenly started to laugh. I don’t really know why, or at least I didn’t. I looked up at the Buddha and said a
A Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay A few years ago I attended a special Christmas Eve Mass for children with my niece and nephew. I wasn’t expecting much, as, in my arrogance, I had sort of written off contemporary Christian preachers and teachers, as part of my lifelong resentment with the church. They couldn’t possibly have
A Dharma Glimpse by Frankie Bamboo wind chime-she even forgetsher own child’s death. Mitsu Suzuki – A White Tea Bowl Soon I’ll forget that my son is a murdererSoon I’ll forget that I have a son. Nigel Havers/Andrew Wilding in Midsomer Murders Last week my aunt was diagnosed as being in the early stages of
A Dharma Glimpse by Khemashalini I’ve had yet another busy week mostly of my own making I might note and this Glimpse was triggered by my comments at practice on Saturday morning regarding brushing my hair. Why did I feel I needed to tell the world I’d done it? I’ve been trying to practice better
by Jenn I have been sitting here typing for ages. And I’ve deleted a lot of things. I guess I am feeling a bit self critical tonight, and also sad and angry. I’ve been feeling worried that will be obvious in my writing so I keep deleting it as a way of staying private. Or
By Izzy I’m back from a weekend away staying with my brother in Bristol. It was non-stop from the moment I walked through the door, briefly meeting housemates and then straight out, setting off on a walking tour of the city. I was led along pavements, through residential streets, along bustling high streets and around
A Dharma Glimpse by Sam Johnson I have been enjoying a period in which I have felt very energetic and done lots of things that I have found valuable. It has been wonderful. But as always happens sooner or later, I am now in the crash. One or two nights of poor sleep, some low-level
