Hello friends. Ralph doesn’t want to curl up in the comfy grey bed right next to my desk today. He wants to sit on my lap. He’s a hefty boy, and I can’t really type with him there. I lifted him up anyway, and we sat for a while together until he told me he […]

Now my vigil is over, I’m going to write my Letters from Satya more frequently again. The first is below. If you’d like to sign up for them, click here. Hello friends. I’ve been tying myself in knots. I want to start writing to you all again, now my year-long vigil is over. I want […]

I’ve neglected this blog as I’ve been writing my letters to the Earth on Facebook – here. I might start my Letters from Satya again at some point – maybe when my vigil is over! Come join me during October if you can…

Last Friday I left social media. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d write – and before I even reach the full stop the doubts crowd in. ‘You’re weak – you’ll be back within a month.’ ‘You’ve shot yourself in the foot – your career as a writer is over.’ ‘There’s so much good stuff on Facebook – […]

You can read those posts at www.dearearth.co.uk. I’ll be back here soon!

To go alongside my new Letters From Satya, I’m creating some little videos – you can watch them here on Youtube. Enjoy!

From Dharmavidya David Brazier’s book Questions in the Sand. To Err is Human… & We Do Not Stop Being So Question: After a good few years of working hard towards personal improvement and continually tripping over myself, I’m struggling to see any real change in my propensity for being foolish. Given the depth of my […]

Chasing after an improved view of oneself is futile. ~ Dharmavidya Yesterday I finally managed to fill my two little vases with flowers from the temple garden – one for the Buddha, and one for the little table between me and my therapy clients. It makes me happy looking at them. I also feel a […]

Yesterday my friend Sarah asked me a beautiful question – what are my top five books on the divine? I thought I would struggle for ages, like choosing between favourite children, but when I reached inside for an answer, it came as easily as telling you what colour trousers I’m wearing (red of course). These […]