I wrote a blog “Camino de Santiago. This Is Home” where I shared a picture of the sunrise on the Portuguese Camino. It reminded me of a saying I have “I turn my face towards the sun again because I choose life.” This saying helps me if I feel stuck or I’m experiencing negative emotions […]
Comparison Will Kill You. All You Have To Do Is Bloom
“The flower doesn´t think to compete with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” Zen Shin Over the years, as I have developed self-love and acceptance of myself, I´ve come to realise the importance of surrounding myself with people who have similar values and the same attitude to life. There is little point in […]
I Will Make It Beautiful & That Will Be My Life
“I´m going to make everything around me beautiful and that will be my life” is a quote by Elsie de Wolfe that has greatly inspired me. Indeed, the quote often reminds me of “Don’t Miss the Flower – A Short Zen Story from Thich Nhat Hanh” This story shares how, one day, the Buddha held […]
There Was Once A Girl Named Grace And She Changed My World Forever
In my past life as a Litigation Lawyer, I was based in London for two and a half years. I was newly qualified at the time, at the stage of my career where I really had to prove myself which meant long hours, very little free time and plenty of stress. The role of a […]
Bringing Home My Inner Child. It´s A Return To Innocence
At some point in the last five years. somebody once said to me “are you a little naive, Sam?” I have no recollection of the identity of this cheeky chap but my answer was a definite no. With a surprised laugh. Yet I understand why they might have thought so. Here´s why. I went from […]
You Have A Choice, Wild Woman. Will You Grow Wilder & Bloom?
In 2012, after my move from the UK to Andalucia in Spain, I was based in a small village in the Alpujarras, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. I lived in a pretty little whitewashed Casita by the Rio Chico in what I can only describe as a small Garden of Eden, surrounded […]
The Great Purge – Is It Time To Come Back Out Into The Light?
II recently spent an afternoon going over my past writings. I have copies of every piece I´ve written – even those that never saw the light of day. As I searched through the treasure trough on my laptop, I came across the folder marked “THE GREAT PURGE”. I wrote the articles in the folder marked […]