Blog

Where is consciousness?

Where is consciousness?

MY BLOG TODAY! Hi folks, just had a fabulous walk along the shore the other day  - beautiful sunshine and the tide was way out ! Movement and being at one with each other - a few years ago I would't have believed it possible. There was a study a few years ago when a...

Qatar World Cup – an opportunity to reset

Qatar World Cup – an opportunity to reset

When you see any activity performed by those at the top of their game - it is pure poetry in motion even if you're not usually a fan of that activity. And the World Cup in Qatar was no exception.  I am generally speaking not someone who watches football, but the World...

Politics – consensus versus Victory/defeat

Politics – consensus versus Victory/defeat

  I went up to Cromer the other day to see if the Banksy on the beach had survived all the storms of the past year or two.   And it has - it is still exciting and dynamic despite being battered by the wild weather of past winters.  The sea creatures are still...

flexibility – or ease – or both?

flexibility – or ease – or both?

Can we be both flexible and easy?  Or do we sacrifice one at the expense of the other?    We want to be  able to move easily and be flexible.  Sometimes we can be too flexible which leads to overstretching and even collapsing.  This happens very often with those who...

BIG AIR at the Pyeongchang Olympics

BIG AIR at the Pyeongchang Olympics

I just loved the Winter Olympics especially the Big Air final - the passion and the fear!  Launching into space - releasing into power.   The cross country skiing reminded me of my time in Finland where I went skiing in Lapland on hickory skis.  Mass ski cross and...

happy christmas

Dear all, HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR. My Moorish courtyard is nearly finished and will be complete with olive tree and cypress trees by christmas day -  exactly as I imagined it would look.    It's so exciting to see what I had imagined come into...

Having fun – new ideas

First of all let me apologise for the content of my website recently - some rascally scoundrel had hacked into my website (twice!) and the content was offensive for which I apologise.   This isn't fun!  I hope it doesn't happen again! But now let's have fun - whatever...

Change means moving on ….

Change means moving on ….

Change means moving on – change means change!    Change is like moving house – when everything is in the melting pot – all that was familiar is suddenly new and different.   We have to reorientate ourselves.   We find ourselves driving on unfamiliar roads, and...

A Way of Being

A Way of Being

I was thinking about this the other day - what does 'a way of being' mean to us. For some it might mean mindfulness. For others it might mean attitude and how we treat others. It might even mean gracefulness in the way we move and go about our daily activities. But...