What are you left with when things fall apart? What is at the heart of things for you? What truly guides you?
Tag: when things fall apart
The autumn leaf dragonfly (& other illusions)
The road through life is full of both realities and illusions. Can you recognise one from the other? What will likely prove illusory in the end can feel all too real when you are in the midst of it.
Travel light
Our values should be a constant through life’s journey. Pinned permanently to the top of the Twitter timeline of my friend David D’Souza are some wise words from US comedian Jon Stewart on values: “If you don’t stick to your values when they are being tested, they aren’t values: they are hobbies” "If you don't […]
The essence of everything
“Impermanence is the essence of everything,” says Pema Chödrön in When Things Fall Apart. “Impermanence is a principle of harmony.” I’ve been thinking a lot of late about impernance and the fleeting nature of things and of life. The lifespan of a flower is fleeting. The picture at the top of this page is the […]
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