I’m waking at sunrise this week, which happens sometimes. I’m a seven-hours-a-night-or-I-lose-the-plot-kinda-gal (this isn’t limited thinking, I’ve experimented and weird things happen when I don't get enough shut-eye) so I'm feeling a bit tired. I was tidying the house like a mad woman (the family are visiting and there’s nothing as marvellously motivating as the … Continue reading Blank Spaces and Communal Living
Personal Growth
Back from retreat: re-retreated?
I've retreated from my shamanic retreat. What a lovely few days it was. Lovely is a bit of an understatement, but I'm at a loss for words to describe it. It goes something like this: People: 'So how was it?' Me: 'Good, yeah, really good.' [Change subject] The problem is, it's quite hard to describe … Continue reading Back from retreat: re-retreated?
Creating problems, and solving them: mind-made problems and how to deal with them
Focus on the now and tell me what problem you have at this moment.Eckhart Tolle This is a hectic time of year for most people, and I’m no exception. The stillness I try to enjoy a little of each day often evaporates, leaving me feeling heavy and tired. It doesn’t seem to matter how much … Continue reading Creating problems, and solving them: mind-made problems and how to deal with them
Small Wins: Cheat Codes for Life
I was listening to a phone in on the radio last week. The presenter was inviting people to call in with their reactions to a caller whose morning alarm clock goes off in ten minute increments a full two hours before he has to get out of bed! “What kind of lunacy is this?” I … Continue reading Small Wins: Cheat Codes for Life
Weekend Wittering
I haven’t been writing much lately (too busy enjoying myself) so I thought I’d forego the usual Sunday rhyme time and try a bit of weekend wittering instead. What’s up with the bees? Our resident bees are still nesting outside the bedroom window and it’s a hive of activity! My how they’ve grown. Last time … Continue reading Weekend Wittering
Get creative with life. Why? Because it’s fun!
If I am not actively creating something then I am probably actively destroying something: myself, my relationship, my own peace of mind.’-Liz Gilbert, Big Magic I’m a recovering overthinker, and there have been times over the years when I’ve wondered if my busy brain was a product of too much time on my hands. Proverbs … Continue reading Get creative with life. Why? Because it’s fun!
Nottingham Knockers: the conundrum of trusting the Universe in a world where not everyone got the ‘we are all one’ memo.
If you’re a regular to my blog you’ll know I have a generally optimistic view of the world. I’ve always preferred to err on the side of giving people the benefit of the doubt, but on a few occasions this has led me into situations where my trust was misplaced and I’ve paid the price. … Continue reading Nottingham Knockers: the conundrum of trusting the Universe in a world where not everyone got the ‘we are all one’ memo.
Thoughts?
The you inside your head is less you than you might think Thinking is the problem and it’s causing quite a stink I think therefore I am, yet thoughts are products of the brain I fart therefore I am could be said in similar vein Our thoughts become the soundtrack to this awe-filled, wondrous life … Continue reading Thoughts?
Time to Fly
The fly flew from the ointment and landed in my drink Its lifeless body floated there gave me time to think Did I really want the comfort those bubbles would provide? Liquid gold within my veins Euphoric rush to downward slide In a memory my mind hides: The chasing of a high that can be … Continue reading Time to Fly
Matters Much
There is a negative Nelly living deep within my brain His complaints are always different, yet they’re really all the same The soundtrack he lays down is one of cacophonous strife A circuitous litany on the grievances of life He cannot see the awe in scudding clouds through window panes All he sees are heavy … Continue reading Matters Much
Rae Cod’s Writing 