Taking a break
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by Lisa James
2y ago
On a short trip this week to get my hair cut it occurred to me just how empty I feel. It’s not that I didn’t already have an inkling – I’d already both described myself as feeling like a chained up dog and a stagnant pond to Jaime this week – but given the space to not concentrate on anything but driving, a more clear understanding of what’s going on began to emerge. I’ve been teaching and holding space online now since 16th March 2020. For pretty much the same duration I’ve been working from home in an environment where my screen time has gone through the roof, and my ability to let off steam ..read more
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A call to arms
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by Lisa James
2y ago
I need to write – that’s what I’m aware of, as I open my eyes early on Friday morning. And though it’s less than convenient after the previous night’s disturbed sleep effort, up I get – at 5:30am. It happens, this urge to write, and though I can try and ignore it, it never really serves me to do so. Because I get this feeling of being called to something, but until I put pen to paper I don’t necessarily know what. The call this morning is strong, bold, demanding. And the words that run through me are similarly so – ‘this is a manifesto, a call to arms, an uprising’, I write. And not just to me ..read more
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What I read in 2020
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by Lisa James
2y ago
As much as a record for myself as a sharing for others, I wanted to create this list of books read this year. No reviews, no synopsis just a list that you might use as inspiration, or you might just choose to skim by :) Read any of these yourself? Let me know! I say no reviews, but I did add an asterisk to the ones I particularly enjoyed, and a double asterisk to the ones I loved… Afternoons With The Blinds Drawn | Brett Anderson * Mindfulness And Surfing | Sam Bleakley The Dalai Lama’s Cat | David Michie * Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race | Reni Eddo-Lodge ** (also see he ..read more
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For Rossi
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by Lisa James
2y ago
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people describe her as ‘the mean one’, ‘the not friendly one’, ‘the hissy one’, ‘the stubborn one’ but the thing is she was the MOST loving cat – you just had to meet her where she was, and not everyone was willing to do that. With me, she gave everything and, from her, I received some of the most wholehearted love and affection I’ve ever known. She was her own woman though – to the extent that Jaime would often joke that she and I were essentially the same – and she’d make no qualms about showing you that she was the one in charge. She’d sit and wai ..read more
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Three books that changed my life
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by Lisa James
2y ago
I know. It’s a strong statement, a book changing your life. And yet there is something about the written word that has the power to transform. I can hand on heart tell you that I was different after reading these books. I had new perspective, new insight, new understanding. And each of them rendered me changed forever. These three books are ones I’d recommend to you in a heartbeat – and perhaps I already have. Get them, read them, share them, honour them. ABSORB them. Much love to you all, Lis x Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estés “A healthy woman is much like a wolf: robust ..read more
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Words
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by Lisa James
2y ago
As I sit here this morning I am overflowing with awarenesses. I feel words seeping out of my pores and filling the space around me. The air is so thick with them that I am holding them in my hands. Frankly, there are so many words that I can never hope to capture them all – and yet I know I have to try. Their truth is at the same time overwhelming and astonishing. Life-affirming. Rescuing. But I have to capture at least a number of them to understand them, absorb them. And the others? Those I try and sit with, slowly letting them absorb unseen – like a heavy rain slowly percolating into the gr ..read more
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Reflections…
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by Lisa James
2y ago
Three more weeks in lockdown – at least. Can I be totally honest and confess that a part of me is relieved? Primarily because my nervous system is without a doubt in the best place it’s been in ages, but also (and these things are strongly interrelated) because I’m moving so much more than I was, and I have buckets of newly-discovered time – which for me is one of the most precious resources of all. I’ve been musing on what it is exactly that’s allowing me to see the situation in this way and so far I’ve landed on a few key things. Before I get to that though, let me be clear: I’m of course ma ..read more
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Download
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by Lisa James
2y ago
It’s 5:30am. I’m awake and won’t sleep again until I’ve written this down. I’ve been writing ‘morning pages‘ for a while now – not needing to write what I’ve written and overwriting my words as I go so that eventually it’s just one big garbled mess. These past days however I’ve found myself scribbling down thoughts that don’t want writing over – that want to stand as they are. To date it’s been a practice of private catharsis but today it’s something else. Today it wants to be seen. [Morning pages is a practice of offloading garbage thoughts – to clear your mind before starting the day and cr ..read more
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Taking a break
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by Lisa James
3y ago
On a short trip this week to get my hair cut it occurred to me just how empty I feel. It’s not that I didn’t already have an inkling – I’d already both described myself as feeling like a chained up dog and a stagnant pond to Jaime this week – but given the space to not concentrate on anything but driving, a more clear understanding of what’s going on began to emerge. I’ve been teaching and holding space online now since 16th March 2020. For pretty much the same duration I’ve been working from home in an environment where my screen time has gone through the roof, and my ability to let off steam ..read more
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A call to arms
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by Lisa James
3y ago
I need to write – that’s what I’m aware of, as I open my eyes early on Friday morning. And though it’s less than convenient after the previous night’s disturbed sleep effort, up I get – at 5:30am. It happens, this urge to write, and though I can try and ignore it, it never really serves me to do so. Because I get this feeling of being called to something, but until I put pen to paper I don’t necessarily know what. The call this morning is strong, bold, demanding. And the words that run through me are similarly so – ‘this is a manifesto, a call to arms, an uprising’, I write. And not just to me ..read more
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