Turning our Attention Towards our Experience

A reflection on Mindfulness by Petra Elsmore

“Relating to the whole of our lives mindfully – to both our inward and our outward experiences – is a profoundly positive and practical alternative to the driven, automatic pilot mode in which we operate most of the time without even knowing it.” (Myla & Jon Kabat- Zinn, Everyday Blessings, Hyperion, New York, 1997, p.20-21)

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Edgy Things

My partner and I went away for the weekend recently just for a few days relaxation away from our laptops, mobile phones and work which are our almost constant companions. As is our habit when we go away, we had done a little research online to see if there was a church nearby that we could go to on Sunday. Sadly we don't feel like we could just turn up the nearest church to our hotel and be confident that the vicar or the congregation would be comfortable to have a gay couple worshipping with them.

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