I’ve learned a lot about myself in these first ten days of 2021.  I’ve learned that I’ve reached the point where I am consciously unaware of stress. My moods are…

Protests in Hong Kong. Bushfires in Australia. The Taal Volcano eruption. A derailed passenger train near Chenzhou. Flash floods in Somalia. Cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh. Flight PK8303 crashing…

This week we’re celebrating one of my favourite festivals: Navaratri. More specifically, autumn Navaratri. The name comes from the Sanskrit words for nine (nava) and night (ratri), and over the…

I’m curled up on the armchair by my bedroom window as I write this, watching a red kite gliding through the air. It’s low today. It’s bloody huge! There was…