After a month away from texts and computers, I can't begin to describe the change in my thinking. Three of those weeks were completely free - followed by a week with family whose way of life does not include a great deal of the twenty-first century!  This week, however, I had to get back to 'life' and 'work' - and it was hard. I struggled to meet ( Read more... )

Every so often I lose sight of myself, and need to re-charge. One of my favourite places for this is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery that I've known for nearly thirty years now. I use it sparingly, but it never fails. So I'm off in the morning to spend three weeks there, and probably won't be anywhere near a computer - but I'll think of you all! xxx
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The next few weeks are so packed that my feet don't look like they're going to touch the ground! I'll be in Edinburgh for the rest of the week and then dashing around all over the place. I don't expect too much time to check in here in cyberspace, but you'll all be in my thoughts. Blessed Be xxx

I just took a few months off from my official writing schedule to write something different, - a guide to exploring the 'Pagan Within'. This has been a labour of love and includes the guidance and advice I would offer to anyone exploring an alternative spiritual pathway, hopefully without pushing any particular route, although of course my own ( Read more... )

I've made remarkable progress over the last twenty-four hours, and my projects are resolving themselves into a useful working list. I thought I might add this Welsh prayer that I found nailed to a tree halfway up a hillside looking out over the sea....
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Oh dear, last week started out so well,  with me feeling I was truly on-line with what I'm working on....But my brain had other ideas, and I've now got three writing projects plus one visual on the go.  Streamline! Organise! oh... let them fight it out themselves....

   
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My time out certainly did me good, and the fallow time has passed in my creative life. I'm writing, and I've been painting, too. (Those endless skies! The turquoise sea!) Suddenly, the 'how to explore' book I've been working on for a while ('Pagan Pathways') has all come together. Because this is a labor of love, and of absolutely no interest to my ( Read more... )