Flirting with the Edge

It’s just over a year since my diagnosis with CFS/ME and during a stroll along the beach this afternoon I reflected on how I couldn’t even manage a walk outside the door at one point. The main thing that came to mind though, was an image I’ve had which helped me to visualise what was going on and what I needed to do. I saw a cliff edge that I had fallen over and that I’d caught on a ledge a short way down. I now had a choice, I...

Wordless Wednesday

Loutra Adhipsou, Evia Island Greece……another superb creation by Mother Nature.         You might also like:Simple Pleasures (May 16, 2012) Simple Pleasures (Apr 25, 2012) Simple Pleasures (Apr 18, 2012)...

Monday Meditation – Let Your Heart Sing

A few years go I was drawn to Kirtan chanting. I cannot remember how, it was one of those unlikely chain of events that leads somewhere amazing without even trying. Each morning I chant for anything between 10 and 30 mins depending on the time I have available, it sets me up for my quiet more mindful meditation time. Kirtan is a type of devotional chanting from India. My introduction was through the work of Krishna Das, an American who combines the...

Dear Inner Critic

Shine a light. Time to chat. If we want to understand ourselves more we need to open up the lines of communication with IC. When we Meet Our Inner Critic it can be an uncomfortable awakening. As we shine the light of awareness we may want to run and hide; what was hidden in the shadows becomes visible and we don’t always like what we see or feel. Never fear there is help at hand. First accept. Accept this is who and how you are. I’ll let you...

We are all Creative

I have heard this so many times I’ve lost count. ” I’m not creative.” Not true, not true, not true. We are all creative it’s just that things have happened to us to make us believe differently. Somewhere along the line we lost touch with the fact that we are all inherently creative, all the time in every aspect of our lives, from what we get up and put on in the morning to how we arrange our living room furniture. Creativity...

Monday Meditation – Altars

That word would have made me run a mile in years gone by, before I had worked on my adversity to anything that smacked of religion, but that’s a whole other story. So altars, what do I mean by that? I mean a space given over to you, your mediation, creativity, joy and passion. A space you can call your own and personalise with things which bring you pleasure and remind you of what you love. It can be a shelf , window sill, dressing table top,...