PinnedThe Beauty of AstonishmentToday a reflection on astonishment and the origin of the universe. Prelude The beauty of astonishment is that it can unfurl itself in the most unexpected ways…the way a perfectly formed cloud bounces across an impeccably blue sky, a spider weaving its web, kid laughter, seeing a Monarch butterfly that…Elevenminutestomars3 min readElevenminutestomars3 min read
PinnedWe Didn’t Know It Was SpecialToday — memories, grief, and reflecting on what matters. This Friday, June 10th would have been my Dad’s birthday. To be more precise his 101s birthday. To be honest, this advanced age makes the birthdays a bit harder because it is such an unlikely age. …Grief And Loss3 min readGrief And Loss3 min read
PinnedEleven Minutes to…Time Stamp Your ThoughtsIs your mind wandering all over the place? Maybe it’s moved on from wandering and is full-on running? Try this simple practice to help bring awareness to your thoughts. Here’s How: ⏰ Set a timer for eleven minutes. 💥 When a thought arises, mentally note if it is related to the past…Attention2 min readAttention2 min read
PinnedThe Best Worst ThingMy father died on January 20, 1996. I was 26 years old. It was my birthday. It was the longest shortest day of my life. That morning, when I woke up, I had a father. My life was okay enough. I was optimistic about the future. It was my birthday. …Mwc Death16 min readMwc Death16 min read
Published in Eleven Minutes to Mars (11M2M)·PinnedEleven Seconds to Write “Something” Every. Day.How to nurture a writing habit by writing something every day. — At some point, likely after another disappointing day of not writing anything, I decided that part of my writing practice was to write something every day. By “something” I do not mean a paragraph, a poem, an interesting article, or epic piece of prose, nay! I mean just write the…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Feb 22Eleven Minutes to Practice ArrivingFeeling like your day is galloping by? Or perhaps your day is off to rather a mushy start? Maybe it’s fabulous and you just want to make sure that you remain attuned to that. Whatever your experience, Why not take a moment to practice arriving? When traveling their are often…Attention2 min readAttention2 min read
Feb 8Eleven Minutes to…Finding FlowFeel like the flow state is as elusive as a Pallas’s cat wearing a vest and shopping at the local grocery store? You are not alone.* Because the flow state can be elusive and because it can feel rather magical when it appears, it is easy to assume that the…Flow4 min readFlow4 min read
Jan 17A Year to Take Care and Pass it AroundDreams, grief, longing, and thoughts on appreciating the ordinary extraordinary — I lost my dad when I was 26. I am now entering that part of my life where more of it will have been lived without him, than with him. When he first passed, I had a lot of dreams about him. Some were comforting, some were terrifying, some were…Grief And Loss4 min readGrief And Loss4 min read
Dec 18, 2022Longing, Grief, and the Dreams of the Ordinary ExtraordinaryI lost my dad when I was 26. I am now entering that part of my life where more of it will have been lived without him, than with him. When he first passed, I had a lot of dreams about him. Some were comforting, some were terrifying, some were…Dreams4 min readDreams4 min read
Published in Eleven Minutes to Mars (11M2M)·Sep 22, 2022Eleven Minutes to Connect to the World (or at least a tiny part of it)This week on from the archives Friday, we harken back to the early days of Eleven Minutes to Mars, and a time when many of us were still in various states of quarantine and lock down. _______________________________ As we are drawn together in this shared experience whilst being kept apart…Elevenminutestomars2 min readElevenminutestomars2 min read
