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Everything Eventually Unravels
There is nothing we can hold onto forever. Unravelling is woven throughout existence. Even stars die.

Marlane Ainsworth
2 days ago2 min read


No One Owns the Land
No one owns the land. We just fool ourselves that we do. We are custodians. We’re here to care for the land, share it, and walk lightly on it.

Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 42 min read


What I Learned in a Visit to an Ophthalmologist
Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. (Eckhart Tolle)

Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 282 min read


Thoughts While Weeding the Garden
When we're on our hands and knees weeding we can find heaven in a tiny flower, just like William Blake did.

Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 72 min read


Life Isn't a Fairy Tale
Life isn't a fairy tale. Just wishing things would change is a waste of time. Examine the situation to see if there is something you could do, say or be that would change it. If not, accept it.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 302 min read


The Waves and Mountains of Life
If you ever feel overwhelmed by changes in your life, switch your focus to the unchanging part of yourself. Hold the ever-changing (waves) within the unchanging (mountain)and you will find a way through.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 173 min read


Are You Trying to Rule the World?
Tony Bennett’s song “If I Ruled the World”. Every day would be the first day of spring, everyone would sing for joy in the morning and everyone would smile all day. But we need summer, autumn and winter as well as spring, and no matter how hard we hope, not every day brings joy on the breakfast tray.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 262 min read


Fill Your Day With the Little Things
Fill your day with the little things. It’s satisfying to have goals listed so we have a general direction to head for, but goals are just a part of the whole.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 192 min read


Would You Like an International Day of Silence?
International Day of Silence. Richard Rohr quote: "Silence always makes everything larger, deeper,
More patient, and more compassionate."

Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 124 min read


A Simple Cure for Negative Thoughts
A simple and painless cure for negative thoughts. Go outside and look at the sky.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 52 min read


How Others See You
Don't worry about how other people see you. You know how far you’ve fallen and how high you’ve climbed.

Marlane Ainsworth
May 292 min read


Are There Unnecessary Accidents?
Is there such a thing as an accident? A psychic once told me there wasn’t. That’s worth thinking about.

Marlane Ainsworth
May 153 min read


Go Lightly: Advice from Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley: "Learn to do everything lightly . . . Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them."

Marlane Ainsworth
May 82 min read


A Message for You from a Falling Autumn Leaf
We learn the most when we’re falling.
We learn about ourselves. We learn what love is. We’re outside our comfort zone and we’re forced to change.

Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 172 min read


What the Sea Told Me
A message from the sea. I’d forgotten that the sea was so salty. So fresh. So clear. So buoyant. So playful. So joyous a place to be.

Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 103 min read


What I Love About WORDLE
Encouragement. Brighten someone's day with encouragement, in the form of praise or appreciation.

Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 32 min read


Difficult Life Tasks
Difficult life tasks. "The tasks that have been entrusted to us are often difficult" (Rainer Maria Rilke).

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 273 min read


Life Is a Series of Stopovers
"The Hanged Man" of Tarot. Learning curves, career plateaux, breakdowns and breakthroughs. These are all common stopovers, temporary spaces where acceptance, patience, tolerance and taking deep, relaxed breaths can make a world of difference to how you feel.

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 63 min read


The Best Way to Live
The best way to live is to let Life through. "A tree that is unbending is easily broken. " (Lao Tzu)

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 133 min read


How Far Does Your Influence Go?
The perfume of flowers can travel up to a kilometre away. This prompts questions like, What am I creating;?What am I releasing into the world? Do I repel or attract others by what I give off?

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 162 min read
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