“And suddenly the bull looked at me. With the innocence of all animals in his eyes, but also with a supplication. It was a complaint against the inexplicable injustice, an appeal against the unnecessary cruelty.” This photo and a version* of this quote have been doing the rounds of Facebook. The story touched me, and I [...]

A week or two ago, I was watching a TED talk about tar sands mines and the damage they do. It wasn’t easy viewing. And it depressed me. I know that, for the good of us all, and not least for the good of those ancient forests and wetlands and the people, human and otherwise, [...]

In my last post I wrote: “the essence of me is Spirit, is Goddess. Everything else is history, ancestral or personal.” That of course applies to all of us, to every living being. Our essence is Spirit. Which by no means trivialises history. All of us carry the history of our Ancestors in every cell of [...]

There must be something in the air around Valentine’s Day. This last week or so I have been pondering love. Love for myself and love for all beings. And love for the particular beings that I share my world with. It all started with my preparations for the Big Adventure* at Westacre. As has happened so [...]

Winter has just started. Over the last week or so, it’s been properly cold for the first time this winter, and it is actually snowing outside. So of course it was today that our OBOD seedgroup celebrated the first festival of Spring. With the Winter so far having been very mild, there are actually quite a [...]

Being open to the wonder of every moment without straining, without making it into a big thing by calling it a ’spiritual practice’ and making it something to strive for and do perfectly is a big challenge for me. Just letting go and being in the moment, open and relaxed, is not something that comes [...]

These last couple of weeks, I’ve been practising effortless wonder. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m OK at the wonder part, but the effortlessness leaves a lot to be desired. Because of my questionable health, I have been paying more attention to my breath and the ways I am holding my breath and my muscles. [...]

As we begin to plan for the Big Adventure* in detail, this is a year of dreaming for us. As well as the aspects of insulation and heating systems, I also dream the life I wish to lead once we move in to our new house. I dream details of my home, my garden, my [...]

At this darkest time of the year, I feel empty. Taken apart piece by piece, and scoured clean. After four months, I am still in pain, and many things that I once identified myself by are gone. I feel suspended, hanging by a single thread. Waiting for the tide to turn, for the light to [...]

While doctors are scratching their heads over what exactly is wrong with me and what to do about it, I am living with constant pain of varying intensity. The uncertainty about what is causing it and what to do or avoid to help myself get better, or at least no worse, is the most trying [...]