I just walked past our old cat Fatty, curled up on the back of the sofa. He opened one eye lazily and, as I neared the fridge, leapt from his comfy blanket and trotted over to me. For several years now we’ve been treating Fatty’s dodgy thyroid with daily lunchtime pills. We discovered that the most […]

“When a pickpocket sees a saint, he sees only his pockets. When a saint sees a pickpocket, he sees only god.” ~ Ramana Maharshi The pickpocket survives by taking money from other people’s pockets. Yes, he could have made different choices. We can always choose differently. But we will never know how it was for the pickpocket […]

I have always strongly identified as Someone Who Works Hard. When speaking to friends, I catch myself complaining about how busy I am. When I look back at a day crammed with work, I feel good about myself. Recently I’ve also noticed that I am Someone Who Wants To Do Nothing. To hide under a furry blanket […]

Today I framed this baby Satya, so she can sit on the bookshelf just to the right of my desk. I am slowly getting better at looking after the little Satya that is still inside me. For years I didn’t listen to her. I ignored her fear when I was out of my depth, and […]

Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love.  ~ David Levithan This morning I lugged plant pots up and down two flights of stairs, washed slippers, tidied out some drawers and cleaned away drifts of incense dust, and it made me very happy. It’s been too long since Kaspa & I […]