If you listen very carefully, there's a voice inside your head that you associate as "you". Once you become aware of this "you" voice, it becomes much easier to witness it and on days when it's not seeing the world through a rose tinted lens, to not let it pull you down an abyss of… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Those Sneaky Thoughts
It's cosy in the boat. There's an amber glow emanating from the log burner, mesmorising flames are dancing wildly, visible through the glass door. Tara is now thankfully snuggled on her blanket; a moment ago sprawled across my arms, a reticent, living fluffy wrist warmer, determined to thwart my attempts to start typing. She often… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Gratitude For Prayers Not Answered
I've moved! Lily Pearl is now back at the very first marina I was moored at when she was dropped into the water 4.5 years ago! We have come full circle and it seems the perfect place from which to sell her. I've been taking care of some aesthetic maintenance which I'd intended to do… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Care, Detachment & Disassociation
"Integrity is one of the most important and oft-cited of virtue terms. It is also perhaps the most puzzling. For example, while it is sometimes used virtually synonymously with ‘moral,’ we also at times distinguish acting morally from acting with integrity. Persons of integrity may in fact act immorally—though they would usually not know they… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Contemplating Integrity
I had originally typed as the title for this blog, "The Need For Silent Spaces" but on reflection it didn't express the fullness of what I am attempting to convey. I've been at Back To The Roots festival this weekend, facilitating two Meditation Cafes in the wonderful Cafe Kailash who make the most Divine traditional… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: The Need For Spaces To Be Silent
The Bendy Witch 