While we may agree that this latest lockdown is necessary, it is still very hard on us all.  Life is quite different now and, while we cannot control how the future will pan out, we still have choices available to us. Have we really learned to slow down this past […]

This is not an easy time for any of us. I am sure that many of us had hoped or imagined that we would be in a very different place by now, but instead we find ourselves, in these early days of 2021, in the midst again of a rapidly […]

This year has been an incredible journey so far, and no doubt we will all be processing the events of 2020 for many more years to come.  Yet, despite this, there is always something to be grateful for, and always something to be hopeful for. As we approach this season, […]

I found a poem recently in the beautiful book ‘Benedictus: A book of Blessings’ by John O’Donohue. The poem was aptly named ‘For One Who is Exhausted’ and there was one line in particular that really jumped out at me, ‘Be excessively gentle with yourself’.  I have read and repeated this […]

As the season has truly turned, and the evenings are drawing in, we need to mind ourselves in an intentional, purposeful way, particularly during these challenging days. One way of improving our mental wellbeing is through mindfulness meditation. This helps us to pay attention to the present moment and to […]