I recently wrote a blog, “Camino de Santiago. This Is Home,” where I shared a picture of the sunrise on the Portuguese Camino. The picture reminded me of a saying I have. “I turn my face towards the sun. I choose life.” This saying helps me if I feel stuck or if I’m experiencing negative […]
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 asked 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 being […]
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, in 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, […]
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 […]