The finer emotions are often denigrated as woke, yet these are the emotions that do not start wars, do not accept prejudice, and drive respect for others. What’s not to love?
Category Archives: Spiritual Work
Sugar-coated
My life is sugar-coated by moneyGlossed like an expensive donutWith the good old sturdy cake beneathPeople look at it and see the sparkleBut rarely the emotional costYou don’t dare to complainBecause you have MONEY It is one thing to be gratefulFor what you do haveAnd I am so gratefulIt is another to thinkThat the icingContinueContinue reading “Sugar-coated”
Never Mind
When I realised as a child That I was always going to be wrong I didn’t think ‘never mind’ I just felt hurt When I wasn’t allowed to go to university And those hopes and dreams were stopped I didn’t think it then either I just felt lost Through decades of hurts That never neededContinueContinue reading “Never Mind”
How to Love Yourself
People trot out that old chestnut, ‘you should love yourself more’, then generally walk away leaving you to get on with it, possibly because in truth they have no real idea how to put those words into action. I do. I had to learn. First by rebuilding my character to bring out the real me.ContinueContinue reading “How to Love Yourself”
Simple Meditation
I don’t know about you but I’m not flexible, so folding myself into pretzel position is not only improbable, but I’d be too uncomfortable to relax. Many people have strategies for meditation, prepare a sacred space, use specific music, and so on. This can feel overwhelming to beginners, and a simpler approach can help. AlwaysContinueContinue reading “Simple Meditation”
Just for You
To my fellow bloggers who seek to help, to entertain, to create change. Especially the many who write about peace, share helpful advice, reach out their hands across borders, across perceived barriers, to chat to people of different races, creeds, and cultures. Who share insights into other worlds, which is so important for connection. ThisContinueContinue reading “Just for You”
Heartbreak
The light never dims At the moment it feels like it though. This is a long read. For those outside the UK who may not know. We have had the most terrible tragedy. On Monday a beautiful group of little girls were having a fun day learning to dance to Taylor Swift music. A boy,ContinueContinue reading “Heartbreak”
Quick Read: Add or Subtract?
I won £30 on our National Lottery last night I awoke thinking “If I added six zeros and two commas I’d be a millionaire?” Six zeroes, six nothings, would make that kind of difference. So to sort out our lives is it more important to add things, or to take away what isn’t working andContinueContinue reading “Quick Read: Add or Subtract?”
Will We?
As I started reading this poem to post it, I realised that it’s about more than romantic love. It’s about life itself. It can be translated to ask questions about race, skin colour, gender, religion, philosophy, attitude, respect, consideration, acceptance. It is about the entire way we as humans connect with this world, and theContinueContinue reading “Will We?”
Expect Nothing
When I was about 10 my mother said something to me that I’ve never forgotten, at the time I thought it was a very sad thing to say: “Expect nothing and be grateful for what you get.” I now realise that mummy was wiser than I understood, or that she would have known at theContinueContinue reading “Expect Nothing”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 