Life as improvisation
Until recently, I would have said, I knew little of improvisation, a theatre training technique used to train actors, entertain and encourage creative thinking. After doing a little research I realised I knew more than I thought! The UK and US comedy show, Whose Line...
Acceptance as change agent
Acceptance: accepting what is. It's a tenet of many spiritual teachings and like so much wisdom, we can get to see this deeper and deeper. As an understanding of how our experience gets created and an awareness of what is creating our experience comes more and more...
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE Disbelief at first. Turning away. but then ~ be OUTRAGED. Weep for the people Of Ukraine. Let the horror sink in. All the way in. Let your heart break. Feel the despair, the fear. And then be lifted by the courage, the unity of the Ukrainian...
Endless Love with Juliet & Judy
ENDLESS LOVE PROGRAMME BOOK NOW A deep dive into the Three Principles as expressed by Sydney Banks What if you knew love was always available from within, regardless of your past, current or future circumstances? What if experiencing the Truth of this is ALL we need...
Reflections on Tenderness
It is a joy to be in conversation with a small group, slowly exploring the writings and words of Sydney Banks. As we look in the direction of a deeper dimension of being we may meet fierce resistance, difficult emotions, frustration, impatience and a great big fat...
The Crystal Shop in Ganges
Photograph : Ganges harbour, Salt Spring Island, ''Mysterious music' by Juliet Fay © 2017 In 2017, Paul (now my partner) and I visited Salt Spring Island, one of the Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island, to...
How ‘right relationship’ is an outcome, not an instruction
Love Life and it will love you back As the heart breaks open we discover a new meaning to ‘right relationship’. In the eightfold path of Buddhism: right understanding, right attitude, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and...
Poem: Boredom
Artwork: 'Boredom' acrylic on paper by Juliet Fay ©2021 Easily mistaken, boredom slips in, disguised as dissatisfaction or frustration. Boredom rarely visits busy minds, guarded with NO ENTRY signs. Alarmed by boredom, Forces rally to chivy and chide. "Focus on the...
The Queen and the Dragon’s breath
Once upon a time there was a Queen who lived in a beautiful castle high on a hill with commanding views of the fertile valley below where cattle grazed peacefully. Along the valley floor, the winding river gleamed with sea trout making their journey upstream to spawn....
How a shift in consciousness brings about more us and less them
.The world is changing fast, in ways we cannot predict and people are waking up. Waking up to what matters. We need to adapt to what is coming (whatever that may be). Already this year, we are facing challenges, previously unseen for many in the richest countries. The...
Reflections on Discernment
Discernment is an attribute we can remember. It’s easily overlooked. In the incessant din of opinion and counter opinion, who needs discernment when you can open any social media feed and be told what to wear, what to eat, what to do and what to think depending on your inclinations.
Consumption versus creativity
Consumption, is there something more nourishing?
Joy: a poem an reflection
An original poem and reflection about the infectious nature of joy and the willingness to feel joy, by Juliet Fay
A new perspective on perfectionism
Perfectionism, what is it, how does it impact us and can we find a new perspective?
Anti-racism education resources
This post is here in appreciation of the anti-racism resources I have come across in my ongoing journey of re-education. Please add a comment with other resources you have found useful. The question for me is, what would a society which has respect, justice and equity...
The emotional freedom of and ….. both
© 'Sunshine and showers', photograph by Juliet Fay 2020 The emotional freedom of and ...... both And suddenly there was more space. It opened up without warning. Space to breathe. Space to explore. Space to be, not this or that But both at the same time. Space to hold...
Reflections on being in service
This article has been bubbling up for 5 days now. At first a jumble of confused ideas were jotted down, explored a little in the Daily Gathering, but now on this sunny Sunday morning I am starting fresh. Tears are close for me today a sign, not, of the times, but of...
The benefit of the doubt
When you understand more about how the mind works it’s easier to give yourself (and others) the benefit of the doubt
Reflections on loss
loss, grief and renewal
Fresh Thought
Fresh Thought First artwork created November 2019, acrylic on canvas. Finding a discarded canvas in my daughter's bedroom. Erasing the pencil marks. Excited to pick up a paint brush and create an artwork. A birthday gift for someone I love. Living on the estuary, the...