Journey OF a thousand words
Well here we go. First Blog on my new blogger. I have been inspired to take up the practice of writing more and maybe working on my touch typing. I don't really have a goal in mind, other than it might be a good way to engage the right side of the brain, think on paper, and reflect on my experience. Sort of like a diary. I wasn't sure what to call the blog - my first creative block - not a great start. Notes to no-self is a buddhist take on the diary - No Self - Anatta - is a signpost to a mystery - the mystery of a life being lived but with no one at the centre - Of course there is the imagined self - rising and falling with thoughts, dreams, longings and fear - but it is just part of the scenery, unfolding, growing, changing and happening. Its not a perspective I inhabit all the time. Woke up this morning and practice metta for 30mins. A balance between wishing well and accepting what is. If anything my practice is more about the latter at the moment - as if ju