I returned home from boarding school in Nainital in the Himalayas, aged ten, to find everything in my father’s life had changed. He, aged 56, had taken up yoga. And so our mornings became dramatic with simhasana, the lion’s roar, which punctuated … [Continue reading]
Silver and Gold Linings in the Storm Clouds of Coronavirus
So, over the last two weeks, life, as I knew it, has been unrecognisably altered. While this is just a drop in the ocean of virus-sadness, we were about to go to Prague on holiday when the Czech Republic closed its borders to British citizens (and … [Continue reading]
Trust: A Message of Christmas
He came to earth in a splash of energy And gentleness and humility. That homeless baby in the barn Would be the lynchpin on which history would ever after turn Who would have thought it? But perhaps those attuned … [Continue reading]
Life- Changing Journaling: A Gratitude Journal, and Habit-Tracker, with Food and Exercise Logs, Time Sheets, a Bullet Journal, Goal Sheets and a Planner
So, when I monitor and record my behaviour, I am far more efficient, happy, and confident that I can actually make a change. Toni Morrison said, “If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, why then you must write … [Continue reading]
On Loving That Which Love You Back
I'm reading Sarah Bessey's “Miracles and Other Reasonable Things" sent me by her publisher for review. One thing that struck me was her distinction between self-care and self-comfort in times of sadness, stress and boredom. Bessey explains that … [Continue reading]
“An Autobiography in Five Chapters” and Avoiding Habitual Holes
(All images taken on this summer's memorable trip to Iceland) Earlier this year, my husband Roy and I took a mindfulness course through the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, a truly mind-expanding experience (a wonderful thing in mid-life, when we can … [Continue reading]
Shining Faith in Action: Dirk Willems on the Ice
Each time, I hear or recount the story of Dirk Willems, a Dutch Anabaptist hero of the Reformation, I find myself moved to tears. And so I wrote down his inspiring story in a little book, The Story of Dirk Willems. The opening pages are here. And … [Continue reading]
The Story of Dirk Willems: The Man who Died to Save His Enemy
I am inspired and moved by the story of Dirk Willems, one of the heroes of the Reformation, each time I hear it, and have written a little book on him. I hope you like it. Here is the opening section The Story of Dirk Willems: The Man who Died … [Continue reading]
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