6 Glorious Quotes About Spring Time
And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest. Percy Bysshe Shelley April's air stirs in...
Corinna’s going a Maying by Robert Herrick
Rise; and put on your Foliage, and be seene To come forth, like the Spring-time, fresh and greene; And sweet as Flora. Take no care For Jewels for your Gowne, or Haire:...
Small delights, innocent pleasures
Small delights, innocent pleasures Recently I've been enjoying small, simple pleasures whenever they appear. It's a handy past time especially for those of us who are staying indoors for a period. The sensation of...
26 ways to make poetry part of your day
26 ways to invigorate yourself and others using poetry. I put poetry books on the table when I'm doing a dinner party or lunch and they make such a lovely, unexpected addition. But poems aren't just the preserve of...
5 Books That Will Help You Create Happiness, Peace and Pizazz At Home This Season.
5 Books That Will Help You Create Happiness, Peace and Pizazz At Home This Season. I keep poetry books on the kitchen table and they really do make such a lovely addition. A poem works well as both an aperitif and...
Living In ‘Uptime and Downtime’
Psychology Uptime is when you’re alert and focused outwardly on people, the environment, sounds, sights & smells. There are many situations where being in uptime is helpful, for example when you have to go to a...
Wellspring: The New Mindfulness Podcast + Interview Series from Emma Mills London
Wellspring: The New Mindfulness Podcast from Emma Mills London Welcome to Wellspring! A new and exciting approach to health, happiness and creativity. In this interview series, we'll meet and learn from some of the...
Can you live a spiritual and material life?
Can you live a spiritual and material life? An analysis of Jane Hirshfield's poem 'Tree' Each time you revisit a poem, perhaps over several years, you view it with different eyes and find fresh meanings....
”T’is distance lends enchantment to the view’?
'T'is distance lends enchantment to the view' Thomas Campbell, 1799 I recently came across a gorgeous and very long poem by Thomas Campbell. The first several lines made me think of the way mindfulness asks us to...