I’m working on a blog post for those who are interested in meditation, but who struggle with it. While I don’t like to proselytize about meditation, I do believe that some people drop it because they approach the discipline with some unhelpful ideas and expectations, and that makes me sad.

Maybe a recalibrated approach might open up the possibilities provided by meditation, and yield results that initially weren’t apparent?

Moon rise in the house last night.

Davide Groppi moon lamp shade hanging in a house

🔔 Sitting quietly at home at the end of a long day. Tired but much achieved. The church bells sound nearby for Easter.

🔔 Sitting quietly at home at the end of a long day. Tired but much achieved. The church bells sound nearby for Easter.

🪛 A busy day of putting things up in the house - shelves, lights, etc - running out to pick up items. Getting there. Order appearing out of chaos. It’ll be a long day.

🪛 A busy day of putting things up in the house - shelves, lights, etc - running out to pick up items. Getting there. Order appearing out of chaos. It’ll be a long day.

Evening light.

Evening light in Alcácer do Sal, setting sunlight reflected on the hill of an upturned rowing boat by the river

My body must have known that it didn’t need to get up for anything this morning. I didn’t wake up until 7:45am, which is late for me. That was a very welcome sleep.

I found this rather large fly down at the coast yesterday.

Sculpture of a large fly made out of odds and ends

🏎️ I spent this morning driving through Lisbon traffic 🤪. Outside the city now in Parço de Arcos. Rush hour traffic to manage later.

🏎️ I spent this morning driving through Lisbon traffic 🤪. Outside the city now in Parço de Arcos. Rush hour traffic to manage later.

Fresh, Spring air breezing through the open windows. That alone, feels as though it is cleaning the house.

⏲️ So far I am managing the jet lag pretty well. I slept well’ish last night. Though I’ll probably be eating my words in a day or two!

⏲️ So far I am managing the jet lag pretty well. I slept well’ish last night. Though I’ll probably be eating my words in a day or two!

🇵🇹 Bom dia Portugal.

🇵🇹 Bom dia Portugal.

I’ve heard of a Christmas tree, but never an Easter tree.

A small decorative tree decorated with small Easter eggs and fairy lights. Some peach colored tulips lie at its base

On the move

I sit in a hotel - on the move. I look out of the hotel window onto a busy freeway intersection - people on the move, going in all directions. I look out on the adjacent airport - people on the move, across the country and across the world. People on the move fascinate me. The human race, it seems, have always been on the move - exploring, hunting, grazing ground, searching for a better life, conquering, pilgrimage.

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🌞 It’s a beautiful start to the day in Northern California this morning.

🌞 It’s a beautiful start to the day in Northern California this morning.