Sometimes the present can feel frustrating; I fall into the trap of comparing myself to other people I see, and wonder if I took a "wrong turn" in life; I worry that I am missing out on something ( Read more... )

Work went quite fast today; it seems likely that I will go back to the office in August at the earliest, after I've had both my vaccines. I think I can cope with that, but I hope to go back into my morning routine when it's easy to get up ( Read more... )

If it's not the path to peace, it's just peace being a path (Chris Martin, Glastonbury 2021)

I just thought it was a neat quote.


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Quick post to mention a few causes I have an interest in.

First off, the National Hospice Lottery, which I must have mentioned in my old blog, and I really need to find out how I'm doing ( Read more... )

I've been trying to make everything I do feel meaningful today - it's easy on some days to do lots of things and not really remember much about it, because it was so - meaningless, really.

I tried some mindful walking this morning, listening to sounds (I heard birds singing, and flapping their wings - I'll admit the only birdsong I recognised was ( Read more... )

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I've been thinking about how to help my community today, and haven't been able to think of anything (I think I should look up more opprtunities online). I did, however, decide to be help to my neighbours by doing some more work on a project that I put aside and forgot about a few months ago ( Read more... )

Mum has told me in the past that I should always find something to "be in awe" of, so I've been looking out for things today that I'm in awe of.

I'm going to have to say, first and foremost, nature, and just everything about it, just from looking out of my window while I work, watching a pigeon glide past, and thinking about how its wings allow it ( Read more... )

I've once again been trying to think about the little things in life, and how they can bring me joy - things I might forget about ( Read more... )

I've been thinking of my values today, and how to apply them to my life today.

First off, there are my Christian beliefs, which I hope were on display this morning when I did the usual prayer zoom call with church friends; good to be able to join after missing the last two weeks.

Secondly, good manners, and I like to think I've got politer as a ( Read more... )