Needs must: from the site : https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/needs-must.html: Necessity compels. In current usage this phrase is usually used to express something that is done unwillingly but with an acceptance that it can’t be avoided; for example, I really don’t want to cook tonight, but needs must, I suppose. There are things you do when you are part... Continue Reading →
It Only Takes Ten Minutes
I'm going to tell the tiny audience that reads this blog about something I don't tell everyone. I meditate nearly every morning for about ten minutes. I don't tell anyone because for "real" meditators, ten minutes is nothing and a bit ridiculous to talk about. For those who don't meditate at all, it makes me... Continue Reading →
Art Brut
It was a rainy day and I decided to make a pilgrimage to a museum I visited when I first moved to Switzerland, the Collection de l'Art Brut. The collection was started by Jean Dubuffet, partially, it seems, after discussions (letters to and fro) with a friend of his who felt she needed to create... Continue Reading →
The Quiet
Tonight it's quiet in my little mountains, at least for now but I can see the storm clouds building up. Yesterday, the clouds filled up with energy all day then blasted themselves everywhere in the early afternoon. Tonight they are filling up further east, and south. It'll rain some, but not as much as yesterday.... Continue Reading →