A Space to Be, Separate Together (Lockdown Musings)

She Smiled

Sharing today a smile from my yoga nest and a poem by the wonderful contemporary poetess Hollie McNish. he didn't know her but she smiled and he needed that today and he smiled back and she walked past and carried on the other way and he walked on and he kept pace and other people… Continue reading She Smiled

A Space to Be, Separate Together (Lockdown Musings)

Was it a miracle?

When the yogis are away the cats come out to play. I don't keep my love of cats secret, but did you know that in my early twenties I was absolutely allergic to my favourite animals? Even just to be in a house that contained a cat I would need to tank up on antihistamines… Continue reading Was it a miracle?

A Space to Be, Separate Together (Lockdown Musings)

Safety Match

Artists Juan Delcan and Valentina Izaguirre created the animation Safety Match to demonstrate the power of social distancing in halting the spread of the corona virus. I think it also shows that when we step aside to look at our anger, our fear, our sadness, or our frustration (the stuff that burns us up inside),… Continue reading Safety Match

A Space to Be, Separate Together (Lockdown Musings)

Flying Low

“Today I'm flying low and I'm not saying a word. I'm letting all the voodoos of ambition sleep. The world goes on as it must, the bees in the garden rumbling a little, the fish leaping, the gnats getting eaten. And so forth. But I'm taking the day off. Quiet as a feather. I hardly… Continue reading Flying Low