by Clare Myatt | Jan 1, 2023 | Thoughts
“Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 1, 2022 | Thoughts
May each step root you deeply In the loveliness of the moment. May the twists and turns on the way encourage you to be ever open to the new in your life. May the still point at the centre keep you mindful of that sacred place in your own inner being. May the path...
by Clare Myatt | Oct 1, 2022 | Thoughts
I talked to someone this morning about starting a new practice and we agreed few people like being a beginner – we prefer to start out with poise and expertise. We rarely enjoy looking foolish, clumsy, inept, it’s an embarrassing and can even be a shameful...
by Clare Myatt | Sep 1, 2022 | Thoughts
Buying online is so easy. Sometimes too easy? I have several unsatisfying books downloaded to my Kindle. Under a fiver, so not beating myself up, but it has piqued my curiosity about those late night purchases when the latest from an author I follow (miraculously!)...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 1, 2022 | Thoughts
I first met David Whyte many years ago (thanks to Richard Strozzi-Heckler at Strozzi Institute) and I am an admirer. I find myself captivated by his words, both spoken and written, often pausing podcasts to jot down some of his musings. One stopped me in my tracks...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 11, 2018 | Thoughts
I’ve been watching Patrick Melrose. Loosely based on his own life, the author Edward St. Aubym tells a gasp-worthy story of privileged dysfunctional families, child abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction, with threads of redemption surfacing occasionally. I’m...
