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It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...

Reading a Derek Walcott poem recently I was reminded of the importance of the way that we relate to ourselves. So much of the time we...

To Enact. The dictionary definitions of enact are to put into practice, to act out, and to make law. I find it a powerful word. It...

I learned something of the power of compassion recently. At a meditation group I go to weekly, I dropped the Buddha statue. The group...

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” - Buddha There is a Buddhist figure, Achalanatha, who stands firm in the heat of a...

“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.” - Buddha I once asked a talented...

I have a climbing plant in my garden that since my new therapy room was built has been a source of some irritation. The pathway is a...

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home. One day a small opening appeared in the cocoon. He sat and watched the cocoon...

I am lover of poppies.  Earlier in the summer, I sewed some seeds, eagerly anticipating their blooms outside my therapy room. Imagine my...

I have spent the last couple of months watching the growth of a sunflower in my garden. As it has grown, pairs of leaves have emerged,...

As I work with clients I am continually humbled by what they have been through and the way they have coped. So often people perceive...

When one's spiritual needs are met by an untroubled inner life. Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and...

I have had some therapeutic helpers this summer. SO many butterflies in the garden on my beautiful Buddleja bushes. Successive clients...

Foaming, bubbling, a gushing brook chatters gleefully as it navigates the rocks Full of irreverence It finds the path of least...

"A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'universe,' a part limited in time and so. He experiences himself, his thoughts and...

I've been reflecting on themes of self acceptance in recent weeks, and happened across this poem which I wrote many years ago when first...

Metaphors can be powerful to enable deep change and connections beyond our conscious awareness. Here's a poem reflecting on personal...

"In the parched deserts of post-modernity a blessing can be like the discovery of a fresh well. It would be lovely if we could rediscover...

May the nourishment of the earth be yours, May the clarity of light be yours, May the fluency of the ocean be yours, May the protection...