Giving and receiving

Giving and receiving

Did you know that most of the oxygen we breathe comes from plants that died long ago? We can think of these plants as our ancestors, who, even though they are gone, support our life today. These ancestors provide us with the gift of breathable air. When we feel...
Gratitude for the unseen forces that support our lives

Gratitude for the unseen forces that support our lives

Gratitude is about learning to see good things that support our lives that we previously didn’t notice. When we see that something has been ‘given’ or ‘gifted’ to us, we feel grateful. Seeing the good things that have been given to us often makes us feel like we want...
Blessings

Blessings

My fiftieth year had come and gone, I sat, a solitary man, In a crowded London shop, An open book and empty cup On the marble table-top. While on the shop and street I gazed My body of a sudden blazed; And twenty minutes more or less It seemed, so great my happiness,...
Two words to transform your life

Two words to transform your life

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart Have you ever deeply observed the natural world at work? When I watch the birds and the trees the clouds and the sea – the very earth itself – I...