Friday
7th June
Another
glorious day on the island which is shining so bright you could see it from
space. Us islanders are feeling pretty
blessed because we don't often have a run of lovely weather like this. Please read that bit very quietly.
This morning
was all about the plant sale as the gazebo was out up last night so we could
getting going before the tunnel got too hot in work in. I love the mornings in the tunnel as it is in
the shade and a little oasis of cool.
With help, I managed to move out the first lots of plants to the gazebo
and I must admit it looks like a plant sale!
We will be serving tea and cake for donations to the butterfly treecharity so George is on one of his huge bake offs.
I must
admit I didn't expect to be as organised at this with only the pricing and
flower posies left to do. Have I
forgotten something? Feeling calmed by
my level of organisation I have spent most of the afternoon in the studio
writing. Can I just say that if you were
thinking about the free online course 'meditation through writing' you should so
join us! I can not believe, firstly, how
easy this has come to me and, secondly, how much I know about this
subject! For me this confirms the power
of meditation. I have been meditating for
years, but intensively for over two years.
Over that time I have absorbed so much and it must be the right time to
start sharing. Linking meditation with
writing has always seemed a natural thing to do and I love the way this course
is taking shape. This is my first online
course so offering it free allows plenty of opportunities for feedback before
moving forward again.
An online
course is a challenge because meditation practice can be a dialogue between
teacher and student. I am going to
challenge this dynamic and replace it with a dialogue between student and
journal. The journal will be the place
that you can make sense of your meditation practice as it deepens and extends. The journal will be a personal and creative
tool that, I anticipate, will move you forward.
If I want one thing from the meditation exercises themselves it is that
they teach you how to live in the moment.
If I achieve that I will be jigging!
So, if
you want to join us do let me have your email address and a PDF will drop into
your inbox once a month starting on the 12th June. You then have a month to have a go at as many
of the meditation and writing tasks as you like. I will always be on the end of an email to
chat through anything and as our practice grows I hope that we might share some
of our experiences. There is absolutely
no pressure to share but for those of you who would like to the platform will
be available.
I am
running a face-to-face version of the course at Hazelbank and I will be fascinated
to see how the two compare. Watch this
space.
Speaking
to jigging, one of my favourite pastimes, I tackled the clouds of midges last
evening to take this picture......
I
obviously don't have to ask regular readers what it is but for the rest of you
this is my borage just flowering in my bee and butterfly garden. I was jigging so much I am surprised I got
any picture at all. The bees will now be
making their way to Hazelbank and we shall enjoy their company. Every year, for years, I have grown lots and
lots of things but every time something flowers or fruits that I grew from seed
my breath is suspended. This really is
one of the greatest blessing there are.
If you don't grow anything else grow borage because the bees will love you forever and I will too!
Until
tomorrow. Xx
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