On her favourite sheepskin rug.
Good evening.
Good afternoon.
Contemplatively/ meditatively speaking, the secret to getting somewhere is to go nowhere.
“Humans love to add, to expand, and to clarify. And in doing so, we create complexity… The irony is that we also have an innate attraction to simplicity.“
— Dan Cullum
“Wherever you are, is the place you need to be.”
— Anon
It’s a long way down for little old arthritic legs…
The end of a tiring week of work. Pretty knackered but, as always, rewarded and fulfilled.
The weather has been such a blessing and is forecast to continue for another week so am also grateful for that too.
Glass of red wine anyone? 🍷
”No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special.”
— ‘Homeless’ Kodo Sawaki
Dog & dinner.
Good afternoon.
“You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.
— Albert Ellis
Contemplation runs through all of life.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
I don’t know anything about tech but this made me smile Justfuckingusehtml
This month’s cult cinema club is showing Pedro Almodovar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown tonight.
I haven’t seen it since it first came out in 1988 so am really looking forward to it!
Not being bullied
At school I was a prime target for bullies. To avoid the inevitable I somehow managed to develop a way of evading them. I became invisible. I made myself disappear. I effectively suppressed myself out of existence in their eyes.
While I successfully avoided bullying confrontations I instead successfully inculcated a behaviour pattern that would fundamentally shape the rest of my life.
Although naturally introverted I added an extra developmental layer of passivity, quietude and avoidance. Instead of being present I retreat. Instead of standing up I remain seated. Instead of speaking out I stay silent.
I am grateful not to have suffered the direct consequences of bullying like so many of my peers but the bullies still managed to cast a different kind of shadow.
Good morning.
