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Whose mountain are you living?
Perhaps having spent this week in the shadow of The Mountain, it is apt to reflect on mountains. If you have never been to Cape Town this should definitely be on your list of destinations to visit. And if you … Continue reading
Posted in Caring for the Carers
Tagged attention, dream, health care workers, kindness, presence, self care
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Vast ocean of I don’t know
When I embarked on this journey of befriending the world of I don’t know I had no idea how deep or vast this ocean would be. If I had known, that after more than ten years (well, maybe a life … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, difficult emotions & death in every moment
Tagged compassion, courage, difficult, fear, kindness, meditate
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Trust in the difficult
So today these are definitely just musings. Musings of something I have little experience with other than my personal, and cannot give any specific advice about. I am just musing about that which is here. For me. Right now. I … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, difficult emotions & death in every moment
Tagged courage, difficult, kindness, trust
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Dreams of a Dung Beetle
If you have been to one of my presentations these past few years you will recognise this photo. I use it constantly and like to tell the story of the dung beetle, a scarab. How it finds a nurturing environment … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, difficult emotions & death in every moment
Tagged community, courage, dealing with loss, grief, kindness, love
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The day your worst fear is true!
Each day demands that we show up with courage and humility, for it may start off well and end up in a completely different place. One that we could not even have imagined and we may have little control over … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, difficult emotions & death in every moment
Tagged community, control, courage, fear, resilience
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The “bad news bear”
“Isn’t it hard?” my daughter asked. “To always be the one doing that? Doesn’t it affect you?” Her question may perhaps be a simple one but I felt it, and knew it to be, a much deeper query. Especially after … Continue reading
Acceptance
“I finally seem to be accepting it”, my dad said last night. His voice warm, close, and caring in my ear, despite the distance of a continent’s span between us. “What?” I said. “That you are old?” We had been … Continue reading
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