I sat in front of the TV yesterday, sound off, images blurring in my head and I thought, ‘I survived’. I wasn’t just talking about Christmas (I had a lovely time with family and friends), but the whole 12 months. My head was spinning and I looked at the year and thought, ‘how did [...]
Winter solstice is approaching fast, my diary notifies me, on the 21st December. The shortest day of the year and the fewest hours of light. “Oh, that’s great!” is my first thought. Sunlight is coming back! And then, my not very mindfulness-friendly afterthoughts come like an avalanche. Reflection One: In my little world of [...]
For me, commuting can be stressful – lots of people in overcrowded trains, some grumpy, some rude, unscheduled delays, cancellations… It’s enough to drive people mad! When I was 16, I went to school over 20 miles away in another city. Me and a group of friends would take the 8:04 from Cambridge, which [...]
‘Give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can, and the wisdom to know the one from the other.’ Serenity Prayer More recently I have been focusing my life a great deal on accepting what I cannot change. It’s something when I was younger I struggled [...]
