http://www.johnclare.blogspot.com/

Wild Swimming

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t9r28/Wild_Swimming/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/24/meditation-ageing-shamatha-project

River

Cumbria, hiking along the Kent River, the changing flow is truly astounding, waterfalls, rapids and stillness, what a joy to behold.

Today

Birdsong, violets, sunrays, blossoms, and skies of blue.

“Any time we risk really hearing someone, letting who they truly are dance against the intimate core of our being, what we give that person is the gift of themselves. When the space in us is an invitation, we find things around us answering by coming alive”.
~Charles M. Johnston, MD
The Creative Imperative

http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/description-of-the-book.php

There is an innate wisdom within each of us.

Healing

There is an ancient Taoist saying. “All man’s problems arise because he is caught between the heaven and the earth.” This is a deep philosophical quotation. It means that in order to heal, a person needs to embrace his or her unique spiritual gifts and bring them into physical expression. In other words, healing is achieved by fully embodying your spirit.

Sull'aria - Kiri Te Kanawa & Lucia Popp

The Lark Ascending

http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Jon-Kabat-Zinn-on-Oprahs-Soul-Series-Video

Presence of heart

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Music Video)

http://victorianweb.org/authors/arnold/writings/buriedlife.html

http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Story-of-My-Heart.html

Spiritual Energy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yhsg5

Twenty four hours

The Moons light and stars
Twilight
dawn with birdsong chorus
russling of leaves
flower filled perfume air
fired sun
pink and blue sky
dusk..................

Memories

Let them fill your mind
warm your heart
and see you through.

Clutter

Stop guilt and regret from cluttering up your mental space: say the thing you need to say, and do the thing you need to do.
Unclutter.com

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/audio/2011/jan/24/headspace-mindfulness

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/audio/2011/jan/25/headspace-walking?INTCMP=SRCH

a cloud across the sun
and suddenly
I am old

Helen Russell

Tis winter & the fields are bare & waste
The air one mass of ‘vapour clouds & storms’
The suns broad beams are buried & oercast & chilly glooms the midday light deforms
Yet comfort now the social bosom warms
Friendship of nature which I hourly prove
Even in this winter scene of frost & storms
Bare fields the frozen lake & leafless grove
Are natures grand religion & true love
(lines 901 - 909)
John Clare

Longevity

http://healthland.time.com/2011/01/04/want-to-live-longer-get-walking/

Steps

I knew that if I kept my eyes open in mindfulness and my steps at ease, I could find my Pure Land. That is why I do not let a single day pass without practicing walking meditation.
Thich Nhat Hanh

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Books2/Thich_Nhat_Hanh_A_Guide_to_Walking_Meditation.htm