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Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 222 min read
For You: Another Preview of Our Upcoming Book
A preview of our upcoming book, What My Garden Told Me. A message from the statue in the garden called The Lady.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 152 min read
A Sneak Peek of Our Upcoming Book!
A sneak peek of our soon-to-be-released book, What My Garden Told Me. Excerpt from topic Autumn Leaves.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 182 min read
The Cure for Loneliness Is Solitude
Solitude is the state of being alone. The word implies an acceptance of being in that state. And acceptance makes all the difference.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 113 min read
How to Be Peaceful While Weeding
Every moment is perfect. When we are equanimous, every moment is perfect.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 205 min read
Am I Seeing Too Much?
Look with "a real watchful reverence . . . you will be absolutely amazed" - John O'Donohue
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Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 134 min read
How Much Beauty I See Depends On Me
How much beauty I see depends on me. Beauty is everywhere. Change the way I see things.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 306 min read
Watch Yourself Walk By
Watch yourself walk by and learn something important about yourself.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 234 min read
How To Bless Someone
Anyone can give a blessing to another. Come from a sincere and heartfelt place. Speak soul to soul. Being kind is giving a blessing too.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 266 min read
Reflections on Being Kicked Out of a Children's Choir
Everyone sings in their own way. Not all singing comes through the throat. Our actions and our words can sing too.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 192 min read
Blessings I Have Found
The more I look, the more I find It’s easy for me to look at my life and ask: ‘What’s wrong with this picture?’ I wish my bush-walking...
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 123 min read
3 Things I Would Do if I Were Anonymous for a Day
Be anonymous for a day or an hour. Have no memories or old thoughts. Look out at your world like a brand-new baby. Be filled with wonder.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 282 min read
What Spending Time in Nature Teaches Me
Spending time in the garden teaches me to be quiet and going for walks in nature shows me how tiny I am in the scheme of things.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 213 min read
Getting Used to Not Being Here
Let go of self-importance. Release desire. Cease self-isolation. Dissolve into the great Oneness. "Die before you die" - Eckhart Tolle
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 155 min read
How Can I Speak From My Heart?
To give a speech or eulogy, a typed script ensures you cover the material required. But write it and speak it from the heart.
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Marlane Ainsworth
May 103 min read
The Story of the Broken Flowerpot
Has Life left its mark on you? Although you may be broken and patched, you can still be functional, compassionate, tolerant, patient.
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Marlane Ainsworth
May 103 min read
How to Make a Bouquet Out of Your Life
Make a bouquet with what happens to you. Work with what you’ve been given. Make a bouquet with whatever is available in your life right now.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 253 min read
The Lesson of Autumn
The lesson hidden in autumn is that life is about endless change.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 193 min read
Growing Old, Becoming Real
Wisdom from the Velveteen Rabbit to oldies like me: Real isn’t how you are made. It’s a thing that happens to you. It takes a long time.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 282 min read
The Purpose of Your Skin Is Connection
A new way to see your skin. It doesn't separate you from everything else. It connects you to everything else. Skin is a point of connection.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 222 min read
A Lesson from Tofu
A lesson from tofu. Short article about the cookbook 'Beat Cancer Kitchen' by Chris & Micah Wark.
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