Hokusai says look carefully. He says pay attention, notice. He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing. He says look forward to getting old. He says keep changing, you just get more who you really are. He says get stuck, accept it, repeat yourself as long as it is interesting. He says keep doing More →
Happiness is sunshine Happiness is rain Happiness is finding my twin soul Happiness is being a twin soul Happiness is laughter Happiness is tears Happiness is my cat purring Happiness is the birds chirping Happiness is living Happiness is breathing Happiness is beginning Happiness is finishing Happiness is when loved ones visit Happiness is when they go home Happiness is More →
When you are in pain the main thing you want is for it to go away. You try everything to get rid of the pain and if that’s not possible, you use whatever techniques you can to try and forget or imagine the pain away. So, when instead you are asked to focus on the pain and give it some More →
Being chosen as a Voice of Mind, campaigning with the charity MIND to put mental health at the heart of the general election debate, has been a real privilege. I really wanted to get involved in the campaign so that I could help raise awareness of mental health issues, reduce stigma surrounding those who have a mental health illness and More →
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And, because all things have contributed to your advancement you should include all things in your gratitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I like this Writing Meditation because as I write it mindfully, I am doing so with gratitude in my heart. Gratitude More →
James Downs is a fellow Voice of Mind – and has campaigned tirelessly this last year to get mental health on the election agenda. Having been through a long journey with mental health services, James suggests that we can get so tied up with diagnoses and complex formulations that the most basic factor is missed – the quality of interaction More →
I was sad when I heard that a plane had crashed in France. I cried when I heard that the pilot had crashed the plane deliberately. I was so saddened by what had happened. I didn’t want to analyse it, or ask why. I was just sad that it had happened. Everytime I hear about a plane crash I am More →
In my Philosophy class last week, our facilitator asked us to consider the question “Is there anything constant in life or within each of us?” My first reaction was NO. A flat resounding NO. Nothing in my life remains constant – it is always changing. I am changing, the people around me are changing, my work is changing, the environment More →