The vibes are flowing gently Gong beats sing sweet in the air The colour of pure abounds Hope hangs in silent prayer Hands join in expectation Bodies ache to let go of the fight Surely this must bring salvation An end to the long dark night Fingers grasp beneath the surface Scrabbling for something to … Continue reading Break the Spell
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Message from the Maggots: an awakening with an unusual delivery
We had a heatwave in the UK last week, so I left the house early to walk the dog before the blistering heat took hold. Walking down the driveway I spotted a little white something wriggling on the warm tarmac, then another, and another. On closer inspection I found the driveway was scattered with maggots! … Continue reading Message from the Maggots: an awakening with an unusual delivery
A Dragonfly’s Legacy
Young nymphs hopped about on the lily pad, playing and having funExcept for the nymph in our story, she sat apart in a party of oneCome join us! Called the others, but she looked the other wayShe was busy trying to shed her skin, she had no time for playBy the time she’d reached ten … Continue reading A Dragonfly’s Legacy
Follow Your Knowing: when intuition leads to awesomeness
I had a few things on my plate last week and I was dithering. I can be a queen of procrastination and on this particular day my brain was cycling through options like a washing machine set to spin. Then a clear instruction appeared: walk to the shop and pick up some milk. This instruction … Continue reading Follow Your Knowing: when intuition leads to awesomeness
Spirituality without the spirit
I was chatting to a young person in their twenties recently who had been bereaved unexpectedly, and more than once, in a short space of time. On top of this sadness, they had experienced some difficult relationships which had meant the end of a close friendship. In chatting to this person it was clear they … Continue reading Spirituality without the spirit
Ten days of silence: My Vipassana Meditation Experience
The first question most people ask is, why? Why would you want to spend ten days meditating in complete silence: no phone, no books, no distractions? I still don’t have a good answer, I only know that I did, and that’s a good enough reason for me these days. I had a few last-minute nerves … Continue reading Ten days of silence: My Vipassana Meditation Experience
Inside Outside
Infinite possibilities out of reach of time and space A world full of vast imaginings Unconveyed by tongue or face The deepest depths of who we are Walled off from those we know Afraid to face what makes us tick In the deepest depths of our soul But there is a revolution Writ large across … Continue reading Inside Outside
The Truth of Now
If we’re well and truly honestThere’s a truth we don’t allowCreating history and futuresOnly happens in the nowWe can lament what has been lostOr learn and move alongSpend a lifetime stuck in what could beOr be right where we belongThe only starting point to anywhereIs in the steps we takeSlowly inching onwardsfull in life as … Continue reading The Truth of Now
The Valkyries
The Valkyries were ridinga crescendo nearing peakThe blues played on behind thembut I was too in awe to speakThey rode that day a second timefrom the pages of a bookI wondered would they ride a thirdbut was too afraid to lookThe battles I’ve been fightingare within and not withoutMy courage slow to risingin a head … Continue reading The Valkyries
Pothole Man
Sometimes he digs a holeSometimes he fills it inSometimes he mends the cracks that creep unseen til the road caves inIike any well versed fixer you don’t notice he’s been there but the ground feels a little less bumpy beneath his maintenance and careSome say he isn’t real if you can’t see him at his … Continue reading Pothole Man
Rae Cod’s Writing 