No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.* We change, every moment of our lives. Our skin cells renew, our hair and nails grow, our body ages - physically we are not the same person we were even a minute ago. The … Continue reading Change
Brave New World
My daily walk this morning was shrouded in mist – a beautiful damp whiteness that hung in the air obscuring all, blowing in clouds across my path. Instead of seeing the valley and gently rolling hills I have become so accustomed to, my path was hidden from view and I could not look ahead. Instead … Continue reading Brave New World
Black and White
We know that nothing is just one thing and not another. Every colour holds traces of every other colour, just as species are related, languages are similar, thoughts, feelings and emotions cross all boarders. Nothing is black and white and that in itself is something to celebrate – as we can never tire of the … Continue reading Black and White
Cherish
The sun is streaming through the window, warming my outer and inner body alike. There are daffodils and swathes of greenery, with the still stark branches of slowly budding trees fanning the blue sky. This is a mere snap-shot of what there is to be seen from my window. Ivy trailing its feelers along a … Continue reading Cherish
Crisis
Remember the balance. Where there is black, there is white. Where there is bad there is good. Opposites can only exist together and we should let that be a source of comfort in times of trouble and worry. There has never been a more poignant moment in humankind’s recent history for us to be truly … Continue reading Crisis
Clarity
Sometimes the path in front of us is unclear. When we cannot see what the future may hold for us we can feel anxious and uncertain, and doubt, both of self and others, can begin to creep in. Imagine yourself walking a path when it is a very misty day. The fog on either side … Continue reading Clarity
Time
If we were locked in a small, pitch black room for an undefined period, we would doubtless experience a series of strong and varied emotions. Of course, if we did not know the reason, we would feel surprise, puzzlement and questioning what was happening would be our foremost thought. We may start to feel afraid … Continue reading Time
Do you mind?
Where do we go when we close our eyes? We still can see, but we don't see - our sense of sight shuts off and the longer our eyes are closed the further we drift away into unconsciousness, and eventually sleep. What happens to our thinking mind? There are other occasions too. When we are … Continue reading Do you mind?
Looking beyond
How often have you been excited with a wrapped present, feeling its contours, shaking it, smelling it – only to be disappointed once it is ripped open? Conversely, there have been times when you have met someone who you did not find at all attractive, but as you have grown to know and like them … Continue reading Looking beyond
Cycle
We forget, with our air conditioned buildings and our 24hour electric lighting, our centrally heated houses and hand held computers, that we are still creatures of the earth. We can hide as much as we like behind our important corporate lifestyles, our business conferences, our jet-setting 5 star holiday resorts and our state of the … Continue reading Cycle
Zen musings 