My interest in spirituality is connected with my ageing, I feel. It matters to me more now, what it is, and what it means on a personal level. Partly I think is because I’m more aware than ever, that my life is finite and I have lived more years than I have left.
Winter can be a difficult season with short days and long nights of darkness and can be associated with loneliness, sadness, isolation and bleakness. But it is also a time for hibernating, for withdrawing and restoring energy; a time to slow down, rest and pause; a time for nourishment, reflection, silence, solitude and growth; a time to refocus and reassess our direction and purpose.
Find a comfortable space, sitting or lying. Take a couple of deep breaths in . . . . and . . . out . . . . and then settle into your usual rhythm of breathing.
Well after a lovely spell of beautiful sunny weather, the rain has come – that very fine misty rain which is really wetting and from which the Isle of Skye gets its name of Eilean a’ Cheo or the Misty Isle. Full waterproofs are required before venturing out!
Well, whoever thought I would be writing a blog? Certainly not me! But I need to thank Mairi, my tutor, and the students on the WEA Highland Women Writing
