Author Archives: musingsontheway
King of the Elements
King of the Elements June 3, 2012. Blog #18 As I have continued to reflect on “what is here, now?” the theme and sacred question of my sabbatical, I have alternatively noticed outer world and internal world experiences in the … Continue reading
Who makes the Rules?
May 30, 2010. Blog #16 What are the Rules? Rule maker, rule breaker, Who makes the Rules? The last few days, as I have reached a further stage of relaxation and inner stillness, secure enough to allow the creative muse … Continue reading
Psyche’s Lockout
Blog #15. May 29, 2012 Psyche’s lockout I had been here in southern Crete by the sea for 8 days, sleeping, hanging out, writing my blog, reading, meditating, taking local walks, swimming a bit each day, and mostly cooking and … Continue reading
Tracking Moon Shadows
May 28, 2012 Blog #14 Tracking Moon Shadows Last night, Sunday night, the moon was still waxing crescent, not yet half moon. My last full moon on this journey was on Iona, filling the sea with moon paths to follow … Continue reading
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
May 27, 2012 Blog #13. (Warning, this is a long one. The large central section is about our brain’s reward, motivation system and how it works in my/our addictions and various compulsive habits. Feel free to skip to the last … Continue reading
The Inner Observer
May 24, 2012 Blog 11. Warning, this blog is lengthy; I got carried away. But, check it out, you may find it interesting, or you can skip to the end after you have read what interests you. In Glasgow, I … Continue reading
Seeking, waiting for the muse
May 24, 2012 Blog 12 Part of the reason, for taking the radical step of closing my practice and taking a full year’s sabbatical has been chronic neck and back pain that has defied eclectic, diligent, and multiple therapies, ergonomics, … Continue reading
Even the broken belong?
May 23rd (I think). Blog #9 There were so many big and little losses as I closed down my life and medical/psychiatric practice preparing to depart for sabbatical. In fact that letting go was part of the purpose of this … Continue reading
The inner journey is hard work
May 18, 2012. Blog #8 It’s been 2 weeks since I last focused on technology and blogging. When I last wrote, I had just arrived on the sacred isle of Iona. As I was checking in at the St Columba … Continue reading
What I hear in the silence
May 5, Blog #7 I have arrived at a thin” place, here in Iona, a small island off the coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. In the late 500s, AD, saint Columba founded a monastery here which has been … Continue reading
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