One of my favourite practices this year has been my weekly Tai Chi class. The meditative movement and the focus on my breath has been an anchor of peace in my sometimes chaotic weekly routine. This week my instructor used a new phrase to describe the practice. She said we are "moving into stillness". My … Continue reading Move into stillness
As we leave school every day, the girls often race ahead of me, chatting to each other about their day. But when they get to the top of the hill, they pause, for there the road splits, and they don't know where I have parked the car. I call out from behind them, "to the … Continue reading Hear his voice
Let your gentleness be evident to allPhilippians 4:5 (NIV) Gentleness. It's not really a word that we hear very often these days. We live in a world that is all about drive. We are called to be "boss babes" or "influencers". We are called to hustle for our worth. I didn't want to post on … Continue reading Put on gentleness
Some people might call me an over-thinker (and they'd be right!) I am a person who ponders the in and outs of life, I analyse every interaction and motivation. I dissect conversations after an event in an effort to figure out, "what she really meant by that comment", or worrying if, "I said the right … Continue reading Investigate my life