Here’s a poem from the new collection – “Times of the Wise Old Man” which you can download for absolutely no cost by clicking on this link… VI – this spectacular view again, bored with it This spectacular view again, bored with it – Staying in this temporary home – What happens to the flow … Read more
After a prolonged spell of distraction, I have begun to ‘ship’ new material. My first booklet since 2010 is released today. It’s a 48 page booklet of poems. You can download a free PDF of it by clicking here. Enjoy…
Over the last few months, thanks mainly to my partner, I have been introduced to a sangha. This group of people who are all finding their way towards an understanding of Buddhism is based in the Liverpool area. At the heart of the group is a Tibetan Lama called Lama Lhakhpa Yeshe. He has been living … Read more
I wrote a post a few weeks ago about three principles which I have developed to help me to figure out the best arrangement for hosting and locating the work that I lead as the NHS goes through changes in the coming months. Just to recap, the three principles are: Legitimacy Authority Neutrality These are … Read more
Everybody keeps referencing mindfulness. It comes up when people are looking for ways to tackle stress. It gets a mention in personal development approaches. It’s some time since Jon Kabat-Zinn wrote about the power of mindfulness in his book “Full Catastrophe Living”. His work was based on solid evidence gathered over a number of years … Read more
Health reforms. The one sure thing about the reforms is that the work which I lead will need to relocate since the organisation which hosts us at the moment will be abolished next spring. There are many possible options for the future. Some months ago I spent an afternoon thinking through how to decide between … Read more
We are in the midst of a heatwave here in England. Every time this happens it creates a marvellous amnesia. It becomes easy to forget that the weather isn’t always like this. Then when it ends – which it will of course – we all look surprised and bewildered. Still – enjoy while we can! … Read more
Awoke this morning and watched the latest talk by Brené Brown on TED Talks. I watched her first video sometime last year where she talked about her work on vulnerability. It was fantastic. In this second talk she took the thinking a bit further, focusing on shame. It’s well worth watching. She is funny and … Read more
I have thought for a long time that the number three has a real magic for me. I won’t go into all the ideas about the Trinity and get all quasi-religious in this short piece, but three does seem to be a key number for the conscious mind. We are able to hold three … Read more
When I was a teenager I would regularly spend weekends with my Aunt and Uncle in a village about 5 miles from my home. My Aunt was my mother’s younger sister. She had a young son who I would babysit for when they went out. One weekend, when my cousin was just a toddler, my … Read more