Tag Archives: love

Thoughts on dying in two chapters

Posted on January 20, 2020 by amindfullife

Take me home He takes my hands in his, and at the same time waves them away in frustration. He brings both his hands up, his arms shaky with effort. He uses them to show us what he means. What … Continue reading →

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Take a risk, what is there to lose?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by amindfullife

A year for taking risks. For leaping into your own life, into your own unfolding future. When did you last risk everything for a chance to live your life, this life that the soft gentle voice whispering in the depths … Continue reading →

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I stopped writing at fifty

Posted on November 19, 2015 by amindfullife

I stopped writing at fifty. It seemed I had nothing more to say. Me! Who always had an opinion, could give lectures about the state of anything with confidence. Especially to my children. Had no more words. Nothing. Empty. The … Continue reading →

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What I learnt at 50

Posted on June 23, 2015 by amindfullife

This past week marked the end of my fiftieth year on this earth.  A journey that has taken me from a small village in Germany to South Africa, Namibia, South Korea, Indonesia, the US, South Africa again, Australia and back … Continue reading →

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You do not have to be good

Posted on April 22, 2015 by amindfullife

You do not have to be good! Today I was reminded vividly and physically about the value of deeply believing the sentiments of Mary Oliver’s poem Wild Geese. One I have shared many times in teaching and training programs, one … Continue reading →

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: May

Posted on June 1, 2014 by amindfullife

Cultivating Gratitude and Joy – Letting go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark “Wanting a soul life without the dark, ………is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.” © David Whyte from The Heart … Continue reading →

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: February

Posted on February 14, 2014 by amindfullife

Love After Love The time will come When, with elation You will greet yourself arriving At your own door, in your own mirror, And each will smile at the other’s welcome And say, sit here. Eat. You will love again … Continue reading →

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The love window

Posted on January 12, 2014 by amindfullife

Some kiss we want – by Rumi There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell. And the lily, how passionately it needs some … Continue reading →

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Watershed year!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by amindfullife

What a year it has been.  A year of much water flowing, cascading, sometimes even bucketing down.  Perhaps even a watershed year.  Many tears shed, much pain experienced.  Lots of laughter, joy, and love too.  Many bridges built and crossed, … Continue reading →

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A fool’s journey

Posted on September 5, 2013 by amindfullife

By David Whyte In that first hardly noticed moment in which you wake, coming back to this life from the other more secret, moveable and frighteningly honest world where everything began, there is a small opening into the new day … Continue reading →

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