Wild life from the wood – Hares
I love hares – I start with two playing together and they come up close to the camera. I have also spliced a number of clips together
Being busy – rest, relax, recharge
Rest – Relax – Recharge? Do you find it easy to take a time out? To take time just to be? What works for you?
A personal story – Birthday Reflection
This video tells you about how I spent my 65th birthday
A personal story – Birthday plans
Planning my big birthday celebration in the wood. On 29th August I’ll be 65. This was the age men got their state pension and, as female, I should have had mine for 5 years. But things changed and I’ll now get mine in a year. Recently I’ve been thinking on birthdays and how to mark […]
Closing My Second Vision Quest
A Vision Quest is a Rite of Passage and involves 4 days and nights on a solo fast (no food or tent). A year later you close your Vision Quest. This is my immediate thoughts after 24 hours without food. Yesterday I closed my second Vision Quest. This time I closed it in our own […]
Life endings and death … Life is full of endings …
Life is full of endings – the end of a day, end of a book, end of a period of study, end of a relationship, and the end of life. When I reflect on retirement, I also consider the related areas of ageing and dying. Spending time in the natural world we notice this clearly […]
We are all so busy
We are all so busy – so take some time to be in the moment
Pay Attention to our Senses
In this video I talk you through a practical exercise to get more in touch with your senses, and then to look inside – everything you need is in the video. Enjoy
The Importance of optimism
A video from our wood – We need to remain optimistic and to have positive views of ageing – it will help us to live onger! Join me in the wood as I discuss this.
Life is full of transitions: Reflection on Transitions
A video from the wood. I created this a couple of days after my graduation ceremony. Life is full of transitions – from the young graduates starting out in life, to major transitions along the way, including on retirement. We can all wonder – where are we going with the rest of our life?