Alistair AppletonFeb 26, 20144 minMeditationIs self-care selfish?Kathy and I are running a course on self-care at the spa road Buddhist centre next weekend and so our thoughts have been circumambulating...
Alistair AppletonFeb 13, 20143 minYou’ll never find true love running a marathon or pumping iron. Discuss.I am running a half marathon in a few weeks. I’ve never done this before and so, after a particularly heroic 12 mile run along Brighton...
Alistair AppletonJan 23, 20146 minthe meaning of loneliness: 3/ being solo – a new way of being alone“I am the eyes of the Universe observing itself” Shelley I would like to think that mindfulness meditation offers a new way of being...
Alistair AppletonJan 17, 20145 minThe Meaning of Loneliness: 2/ what happens when we call loneliness solitude?“Loneliness is no particular colour – a mountain of black pines on an autumn evening.” Bashō. As I proposed in the earlier blog,...