ways to love summer

get out!

spend as much time as you can outside. fresh air and natural light can make all the difference to your mood and energy levels. when indoors leave curtains and windows open to let plenty of fresh air circulate.

let it be!

communing with nature, watching the world go by can bring lasting joy. try to spend some tie most days of the week enjoying what life has to offer for free.. you may be surprised to find wildlife on your doorstep.

be a kid!

let go of the adult in you and enjoy the sense of freedom and release that comes with forgetting your responsibilities for a while

go to the sea!

sea air is rich in negative ions, which counteract the effect of positive ions that circulate in the polluted city air, air con offices and badly ventilated rooms. negative ions help you breath more freely and may help you sleep better, as well as helping to reduce anxiety, restlessness and headaches.

take my hand

take my hand
we will walk, we will only walk
we will enjoy our walk
without thinking of arriving anywhere.
walk peacefully, walk happily
our walk is a peace walk
our walk is a happiness walk

nirvana = walking meditiation

as you begin to arrive with each step you become more solid.
as you become more solid, you become more free.
solidity and freedom are two aspects of nirvana, the state of liberation from craving, fear and anxiety

walking meditation poem - I have arrived

I have arrived
I am home
in the here, in the now
I am solid
I am free
In the ultimate
I dwell

The long road turns to joy, allow yourself to be,
every step helps you arrive deeply in the present moment.
You dont need anything else to touch real happiness.

Walking meditation is like eating. With each step, we nourish our body and spirit.
Just walk slowly and enjoy a banquet of peace.

the river

the milesian philosphopher Heraclitis once said

no man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

whether the second part of the quotation is true each man or woman must decide for themselves, but as far as the first part goes and if the river thames speaks for all rivers, then the changing of the seasons, the weather and the natural course of river life mean that our river landscape is an ever-changing picture.

though we often look at the river as the one 'constant' that defined the area, its course changes subtly daily, affected by the wind and rain, debris and the use of the river by craft and wildlife, and by man-made means of control.

you can take a picture of one part of the river once day, lit by sunshine, glittering with tiny lights, and yet the next, in wind and rain, it can appear a mire of brown.

in early morning in summer, with the mist rising, it can give the appearance of glass, flat and smooth, but by the mid-morning the surface is rippled with the activities of boats and birds, lively and vibrant