I recently walked in to Lviv University's Theatre Department in Ukraine, and asked the nearest person, if any English-speaking acting...

I wonder, are we paying attention to what matters? There is right now, a rising threat to our family and friends, and we can do something...

Letting go of the noise... what do we care about? Loved ones, safely walking down the street. A kind shopkeeper, teacher at the gate, a...

Are you disturbed when you read a story or poem that's not half bad, and later discover it was written by a machine? I was there... and...

Writing about India requires a caveat or two: First trip (just back), I am not Indian, and I possess no specialised knowledge. As a...

After a solo walk of 900km a few years back, walking through England and France, I came away with the pervasive sense that we routinely...

Paradoxes abound in the world of mindfulness, a confusion one learns to be relaxed about. Being mindful, I return to the present moment,...

Today, the cafes in London are open on the inside, for the first time, in a year. I am sitting in one in Greenwich, and sun is streaming...

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...

It is very disturbing to see a priest holding a benediction service for the founder of fascism. Rows of men standing at attention, many...

Italy is waking up. Walkers, energised, make their way up my street. A neighbour exercises in his yard to dance music. Children run, dogs...

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...

Most of my days, I've refused, at least in my own mind, to be 'categorized', as senseless an endeavor as that can be. Humans need...

Review of an essential classic From the lens of today, the film “Walkabout”* resonates powerfully in its portrayal of our profound...

In search of awe, some scale mountains, trek great distances or pay to lose themselves in a virtual fantasy. In the silence, slowing...

Walking back from the café, I held a slice of freshly baked apple pie wrapped in foil, feeling nauseous. New to living in northern Italy,...

On my way to where I sit, I saw the image of a woman retrieving a loaf of bread from an oven. She looked delighted and the bread...

This note to a friend refers to 'Amazing Grace', a film of Aretha Franklin aged 29 recording the most successful gospel album to date in...