When a toddler becomes tired and low on energy it starts to whine and throw tantrums, all the normal things it usually takes in its stride suddenly seeming insurmountable problems which become very upsetting. If the child were to have a nap or to eat something, then generally it feels refreshed, re-invigorated and happy again, … Continue reading Energy
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Echo
Lewis Carroll made a valid point through Alice, when she said; "It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." There is the old story of the great war ship, which saw countless battles and rode many seas. Through-out its life it was repaired, when its deck was splintered by … Continue reading Echo
Relativity
When asked about the relativity of time, Albert Einstein once explained it like this; "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a minute." When did you last lose time? This often happens when we … Continue reading Relativity
Act
There was never a better moment to sit than now. With all the anxiety and sadness of the past few months, the constant uncertainty and worry, we need to find a way to give ourselves some peace. It has been a terrible time for many, devastating, grief stricken. For others, the threat of a jobless … Continue reading Act
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
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
Trust
It seems to be a trait of the 'civilised' Western tradition that control is of upmost importance. Our days are timetabled and scheduled, down to the last minute and if we are not seen to be being efficient, then we are' lazy'. We fill our time with jobs and appointments, distractions and even time itself … Continue reading Trust
Thankfulness
Life supplies us with everything we need. Every day we have air to breathe and wonder to fill us with awe. There is energy which feeds the soul, if we recognise it and allow it into our lives. The blade of grass in spring-time, so pure and green, sprouting from the earth, bathing in the … Continue reading Thankfulness
Laws of Physics
What do we know about the laws of physics? Gravity, time, space, atoms, molecules, particles, pressure, waves, energy...all this is relative. There are enough anomalies if we want to see them, to realise that we don't know, but generally we don't even know that we don't know, so we think we know. How can we … Continue reading Laws of Physics
Timeless.
We talk in terms of opposites. We had a good meal, or a bad night's sleep. We felt cold as opposed to hot, happy in contrast to sad. Time is also viewed in such a way. We talk about the past or the future - but even when we talk about the present moment, we … Continue reading Timeless.
Zen musings 