Beautiful to read this straight after today's meditation - thank you, Alistair!

Surely these are words to live by, so beautiful, so profound, so true.

Hugs, Patti! I wish for your release from all pain.

Hi Alistair, thanks, so much, for this. I'm apt to believe that my intrusive thoughts are conditioned to how my day has been or how I perceive it might pan out. If I rise to a happy sounding household, then my thoughts are quieter ,during meditation. However, if I rise to a gloomy and angry household, my thoughts seem to reflect that. Even news bulletins will hang around in my thoughts and then come out to play when I'm meditating but I'm going to try welcoming them in, gradually, and see what happens. This will be a work in progress, a toughy, and it may take some time but I'll do my best.😇🙏

Hi Jane. Lovely to meet you on line. Thank you for connecting. Anita x

Hi Dameon, thank goodness the worst, hopefully, is behind you now. You had to wait so long for this. Take good care of yourself and keep us posted on your progress. sending love Patti XX🙏🧡

@Dameon Loukas I'm sending this with love and all good wishes for your ongoing convalesence. Have only just caught up with this thread, so I'm happy to read that the op went well and you are on the road to recovery now. Wishing you strength and patience! 💚 xx

Thank you for letting us know,Patti. sending love to you Dameon and join with everyone in holding you in our thoughts.💜💜💜Máirín

Hey Patti! I’m all well after that, thank you! Thinking of Dameon today! ❤️

Thanks Alistair @Alistair Appleton . My anxiety was very high over the weekend, pacing the house. It was a good 8/9 out of 10. I think the anxiety is around 'I have to get everything right'... I have to do everything well but of course I can't and we all just do our best. I think the anxiety is also around even being able to speak in the interview, to find my voice and be coherent!! To be able to breath and feel OK as I talk. I'm sure you lovely people will be able to relate perhaps.

Hello and thank you so much for your warm greetings, which I return to you from Canada! I also appreciate your questions about being a progressive Muslim. I converted to Islam 15 years ago, and after 8 years, felt that I could no longer participate in the often patriarchal, misogynistic and homopobic practices exhibited in my Mosque. After much thought and prayer, I created the K-W Unity Mosque (K-W stands for Kitchener-Waterloo). Our warm and welcoming Mosque is gender equal in principle and practice. We are also firmly LGBTIQ+ inclusive and affirmative. We offer a safe space where Muslims as well as other spiritual seekers are free to spiritually explore, and be authentic to themselves and to God. I studied Buddhism before converting to Islam. It is a great honour to learn from dear Alistair - isn't he amazing?!! I believe that studying and practicing minduflness and meditation definitely enhances my ability to focus on my prayers, and on kindness and compassion! I facilitate and administer the Mosque, and feel that my ability to let minor problems and irritants go has really been enriched by studying Buddhism. Now there are definite differences between the two religions, but I am not fixating on those differences, but celebrating the common principles. I hope that I have not rattled on too long here! Feel free to send along any other questions that you might have, and blessings and peace to you!! Fran

Isn't it extraordinary? Finally, a scifi multiverse that's really invigorating! On the campus where I teach, near one building there are some blank stone balls ... which some students recently edited by adding these googly eyes — I assume in the spirit of this film!