palace of learning
Paradoxes abound in the world of mindfulness, a confusion one learns to be relaxed about. Being mindful, I return to the present moment,...
Katherine Davies
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Doesn’t everyone feel this way?
It took a long time for me to realise that I'm an unusually sensitive person. I assumed that everyone else could see the pain in that...
Katherine Davies
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
song from the soul
Italy is waking up. Walkers, energised, make their way up my street. A neighbour exercises in his yard to dance music. Children run, dogs...
Katherine Davies
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
tuning into nature, one day at a time
exploring life as a writer who wants to step more lightly on our planet In my attempts to shift to a life that has less impact on the...
Katherine Davies
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
walkabout
Review of an essential classic From the lens of today, the film “Walkabout”* resonates powerfully in its portrayal of our profound...
Katherine Davies
- Oct 6, 2019
- 1 min
awe: a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder
In search of awe, some scale mountains, trek great distances or pay to lose themselves in a virtual fantasy. In the silence, slowing...