Two things that lighten my being and prompt me to pause and take a gentle, long breath... An old dog completely at ease, upside down, legs akimbo. And a perfect, delicate peach blossom, the embodiment of ephemeral beauty.

I’ve added a new signal to the end of the evening, before Sterling goes into his crate at night. His response to my question seems quite clear and appears to be a ‘no thank you for asking there is more’.

…who wanted to help by eating the candle I had prepared with an intention for a drum journey and meditation. He doesn’t get at all, why I was like, no, don’t eat the candle! I know it looks like a bully stick, but don’t !🤣

Hi everyone, First of all, a very warm welcome to our new members! @Sarah Givens , @Idoia Sualde , @Denise Bee , @Alexander Leyshon , @Terri M , @Jo Morgan , @Kyla Ramos , @Brittany Diserens and @Cara Leyshon @Evelyn Butcher It’s lovely to have you here. 🥰 I’ve attached our PAWS poster and Glimmer poster to this post as a little introduction to what we practise here and what this community is all about. ✨And for everyone, a few updates as PAWS continues to grow and evolve ✨ - @Sifu Aron is now an Admin here. We are growing as a community and I'm beyond grateful that he is helping me tend to our lovely space. He’ll be helping me behind the scenes and around the community, so you may see him popping up a little more often. Thank you, Aron! 💛 - Our Community Meetings will now be held once a month, on the first Wednesday of every month. I want these gatherings to feel meaningful and worth showing up for. Moving to monthly meetings gives me more time to prepare something special for each one, whether that’s a meditation, a little lecture, an experience or something for us to explore together. - I’ve also recorded a new meditation called "Coming Home". This one feels particularly special to me. I created it as a cornerstone experience for PAWS, something that captures what this practice and community are really about. You can listen to it here: https://www.loom.com/share/767d2b0ec20e4d64b6dfc542b868aad1 - And finally, I’m still redesigning the Classroom. I’m taking my time to rethink how everything fits together and how I can make PAWS simpler, clearer and easier to practise in everyday life.

Lois & I watched a spider ambulate across the verandah this morning. It was fascinating. It was just a house spider but they still creep me out all those legs... I was trying to work out the pattern for walking. When going straight, the alternate legs seemed to move together. When encountering a bump or leaf, it seemed like there was no pattern, just handy to have extra legs. They seemed to taste spots with the fang bits. They did an amazing abrupt side step - i didnt consider this possible with 8 legs. When I tapped my foot to discourage walking towards me, they suddenly laid flat and the legs didnt seem controlled at all, with one sticking out straight. I think Lois was considering eating them. A moment together with very different perspectives. 😂