It is inarguably true that I exist. That I am. The mind’s response to this fundamental fact is to miniaturize it, to make it absurd, to say ‘I am a body.’ The belief that I am a body is the First Mistake. From the chalice of this mistake are poured a thousand others. That life begins and ends, for example, just as the time-bound body begins and ends. Obviously, life is timeless. It has no beginning and no end, and despite what Oprah says, no one lives a life. We are life.

The Trojan Horse of mistakes

Growth and insight often arise in unplanned moments, outside the pressures of deadlines. By moving beyond the idea of time as a resource to be spent, we open ourselves to a fuller experience of life, where value comes not from efficiency but from the depth of our connections and the richness of our experiences.

– Time is NOT money

Whoever ‘wins’, uncertainty is the only certainty, chaos the new normal. The flexibility to prevail on shifting sands requires open yet resilient minds.

Beautiful autumnal morning. A purposefully slow, meandering drive to work. Golden leaves everywhere. The river has retreated from the fields setting the sheep free again.

A bacon and egg roll here, a cup of coffee there.

There’s a real punch of heat from the sun today even as it sits low in the sky.

A contemplative pause at one of my favourite river spots which is still running higher and quicker than usual over a week after flooding.

You’ve noticed by now that more suffering is inflicted on the world by people who take offence than by people who give it. And that what we stop doing is vastly more significant than what we start doing.

What he meant

Just chopped down an intrusive bush that would eventually have got out of control. Surprisingly light work using a green wood saw blade.

A run this afternoon if the rain keeps off and not much else before returning to work tomorrow.