Last year I read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck out of curiosity. Everyone seemed to be talking about the book and it was one of our bestsellers at work but I was convinced that it was just another self-help book...with swear words.I was right; and I was wrong.It does have loads of … Continue reading Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
GRACE was my ONE word of 2017. I have been watching Sheila's journey with her one word for the past five years with admiration and awe. But I never felt the need to join in. I had my own journey with significant words over the years, but the idea of choosing a new one each … Continue reading My Journey with Grace
Neon Pilgrim: A Memoir of Walking Japan's Henro Michi seemed to be designed to appeal just to me right now, being in the middle of holiday preparations for Japan, as I am. Not that I'm planning to walk around any of the 88 Temples in Shikoku or run away for two months to find myself, as … Continue reading Neon Pilgrim by Lisa Dempster
The September Equinox is upon us. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the Vernal (or Spring) Equinox; for our cousins in the Northern Hemisphere it is time for the Autumnal Equinox.Daffodils & jonquils from my gardenThe September equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator. This is the imaginary line … Continue reading Happy September Equinox
This quote popped up on my facebook feed during the week. The problems of NOW have been swirling around in my brain ever since.We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infintesimal hairline between an all-powerfully causative past … Continue reading Just Saying
I was feeling a little cautious about reading Lincoln in the Bardo. Anytime I had heard someone talk about the book, they would mention the ghosts, the many, many voices and the grief. It sounded like it might be hard work or a bit too clever for its own good. Fortunately, though, a reading copy … Continue reading Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders
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