Where I live, there are fogs down in the valleys in the fall and winter. It especially happens when there is a high pressure system, and while the weather is beautiful up in the mountains, it stays gray, humid and chilly down below. The fog can be pretty, but it's rather oppressive. It is one... Continue Reading →
Needs Must
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 →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 