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The Freedom Road

"...You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and grief, but rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound..."

~ Kahil Gibran, The Prophet CLICK TO TWEET

I used to think freedom was freedom from pain, freedom from heartache, freedom from challenge, financial freedom... the list just went on and on.

But I was wrong.
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Review : Moving From Emptiness - The Life and Art of a Zen Dude

After seeing the trailer for this documentary/movie I was keen to see more. I fell in love with Alok Hsu Kwang-han as I watched, I wanted a Zen art class near me, I wanted the freedom to create from presence, from whatever wants to be expressed through my paint brush.

Alok Hsu Kwang-han, a Zen calligraphic painter, takes the viewer on a journey through his history, his life story, how his art comes from the space of emptiness and stillness, what comes before thought. He engages students throug...

Maybe You're Not A Good Person?

"What you run from you run into" ~Nikita Tweet This!


It can be hard to acknowledge and accept that you're not a 'good' person. I pride myself on being a 'good' person, thinking if I haven't got what everyone else has (home of my own, regular income, relationship, family, confidence) at least I'm a 'good' person.

When you've been carrying such a heavy 'failure' story for so long, to be bluntly told by a good friend that you have many qual...

Beautiful Noise - Birdsong and Hedge Trimmers

While sitting in the garden, the blackbird sings its beautiful song, my heart opens. Moments later my neighbour starts mowing his lawn, my teeth clench, and once done he starts trimming his bushes with an electric trimmer and irritation and anger arise.

What's The Difference?

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From Broken Heart to Whole Heart

After I split from my last partner I cried a river. It came as a complete surprise to me as logically the relationship had only lasted 3 months and I have been in much longer ones, but I know I was a different person this time.
Previous heartbreak occurred 15+ years ago because I had consciously chosen to be single for some time. In many ways I needed such a long time to re-build myself, awaken to my truth and to grieve the loss of my father.

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Ignoring Red Flags For Love

I hold my hands up, I ignored red flags to experience my first fall into love, but I wouldn't change a thing. I emerged into love, I embraced love, I felt love, my heart opened and flowered in ways I had never felt before and for this I am grateful to my past lover, but this does not mean I have not also learnt a lot from the experience.

What do I want?
What don't I want?

And most importantly recognising the signs when a relationship is not good for me earlier on.But again, I would not t...

Why I've Been Quiet (Do not read if squeamish!)

Sometimes life throws you challenges and sometimes it's not easy coping when they come. As many of you know from reading my book and my blog, my life has not been a smooth running life, like many reading this I imagine. Life has given me many opportunities to accept what is, to embrace my reality and to find a tenderness in what takes place.
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Z Is For ZEN

Yippee!! Today is the last day of the challenge and 26 posts later. I am very pleased that I got this far and did not miss one day and was not even a day late. So today, ZEN.Read more »

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Y Is For YOUTHFUL

Next year I turn 40 and for most of the time I look around at people my own age and I don't feel that age at all. Inside me isa25 year old who is now re-living her misspent youth.

When I was a teenager I had a hard challenging time, like most teenagers, but I did not feel I fully lived my youth. I was also quite a shy child pre-teen and did not get to enjoy the fun and play many children did as I spent most of my time hiding or playing on my own. Now, I feel I have a new lease of life and...

X Is For XOXO (TOP 10 HUGS and Kisses)

Okay, sooo... as I am coming to the end of this blogging challenge I am cheating today. My theme is feelings and apart from Xenophobicand X'd out I chose something on a list of adjectives and one word was XOXO, totally cheating.

XOXO stands for kisses and hugs and totally unrelated to feelings, but well.. I feel kissable and and huggable sometimes so why not?

Sometimes I just need a hug.
Sometimes I just can't stop kissing.

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms aro...