Digging in and laying bare
Now the structure of my house extension is up, my attention has turned to the garden. So far some 21 tons of concrete / gravel has come...
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Fe Robinson
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Fable of the disabled fox
A man walking through the forest saw a fox that had lost its legs and wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come with game in its...
Fe Robinson
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Forgiving your own mistakes
"One of the qualities that you can develop, particularly in your older years, is a sense of great compassion for yourself. When you visit...
Fe Robinson
Mar 27, 20211 min read
Finding continuity as spring blossoms
Spring has certainly sprung. Buds, blossoms, lambs, warmer weather...we are blessed with the turning of the season and the seeming...
Fe Robinson
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Compassion is courageous
“Compassion is the courage to descend into the reality of human experience” Paul Gilbert So often compassion is seen as something warm...
Fe Robinson
Mar 19, 20212 min read
How have you grown through the ongoing pandemic?
I happened across a post traumatic growth inventory recently, and I read it through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic. Working on the...
Fe Robinson
Mar 13, 20212 min read
How are your routines and rituals evolving?
“Routines are concrete repetitive actions that help us develop skills while creating continuity and order. Rituals are routines elevated...
Fe Robinson
Mar 13, 20212 min read
You are not a stranger here
“You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.” – Alan Watts I happened...
Fe Robinson
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Celebrating Maha Shivratri
Today is Maha Shivratri, one of the largest and most significant among the sacred festival nights of India, coming from the Hindu...
Fe Robinson
Mar 8, 20211 min read
International Women's Day
This International Women’s Day I wanted to reflect on the tendency some of us have of judging our own worth and value on the opinions of...
Fe Robinson
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Be yourself, not who others try and make you
Who are you, what you believe to be true about yourself, or what others tell you you are? My sense of it is that we are complex beings. ...
Fe Robinson
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Letting your present update your past experience
“It is just amazing how we follow patterns we created until "reality" bumps into us and forces us to reconsider the current validity of...
Fe Robinson
Feb 28, 20211 min read
We are showered with gifts not to keep
"We are showered every day with gifts, but they are not meant for us to keep. Their life is in their movement, the inhale and the exhale...
Fe Robinson
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Wild Geese reflecting on the water
“The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection The water has no mind to receive their image.” — Zenrin Kushu This Friday a Zen...
Fe Robinson
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Random Acts of Kindness Day
Everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as...
Fe Robinson
Feb 13, 20212 min read
What's the rhythm of your free dance?
Those who know me will know I am a big fan of finding ways to release emotion and energy. A key role of psychotherapy is to help clients...
Fe Robinson
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Happy New Year of the Ox
Today is Chinese New Year, the start of the Year of the Ox. The Ox represents hard work, positivity and honesty, and can be described as...
Fe Robinson
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Nirvana Day
Today is the day that Buddhist traditions mark the death of Shakyamuni Buddha, often known as Nirvana Day. Nirvana literally means...
Fe Robinson
Feb 6, 20210 min read
Fe Robinson
Feb 6, 20212 min read
What's in a label?
I've been reflecting this week on the power that words have, in particular the ones we use to label ourselves. I've long thought of...
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