Finding The Pleasant in the Unpleasant A couple of weeks ago I experienced a colonoscopy. Like most people I don't particularly relish the thought of an invasive medical procedure. However, throughout the experience I was able to find elements that were pleasant. In almost any circumstances we may be able to use our mindfulness practice [...]
This is a group poem written by participants at a recent 8-week mindfulness course in North Tyneside. The group were given three questions as prompts ‘mindfulness is…’, ‘happiness is…’ and ‘awareness is…’ The responses from all participants were then combined to create a unique, collaborative poem. This is the result: Laughing Together Breathe, calm, Pleasure [...]
About an hour ago I failed my fifth driving test. There is part of me that wants to curl up, eat ice-cream and pretend it didn’t happen, and there is a part of me that wants to share my failure with the world. The urge to share has won! I had my first driving lessons [...]
Choice Finding the moment of choice. I am slightly obsessed with choice. Not the pointless choices – like which shampoo to buy – but the little moments of choice in everyday life that help us to cope with life’s difficulties. Choice can be complicated and subtle and choice can be really [...]