Letters
Taking In The Good
Our brains are primed to notice what’s wrong with intensity. Some scientists say our minds are like velcro for negative experiences, and Teflon for positive ones.
All the Surfaces I Want to Touch
We may be missing touching people and things these days, but we can still look! Textures are an excellent place to focus our attention. It’s hard to look without imagining how it would feel –
Every Day is Different
When it all starts to feel the same, it’s important to tune in to the differences. Nuance your perspective with this exercise.
Portrait of a Tree
How are feeling right now? Perhaps it’s a good time to pause and take three deep breaths. At your own pace. Nowhere to go, nothing to achieve. Give yourself the gift of being fully present and resting right here. Suffering has a way of reminding us of what matters
How Is Your Heart?
Rumi once said that our task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within that we have built against it.
We Are All Extras
Last weekend I was at an inspiring event about mindfulness in schools with Jon Kabat-Zinn. I was struck by his opening words: “The mind that thinks it knows a lot is a prison.”
Is it a Horse or a Unicorn?
The Greek have two distinct words for “blue” while in English we just have the one, and so it correlates that the Greek have a more nuanced sense of this colour.
Wabi-Sabi State of Mind
Welcome to the first-ever Just Looking letter! My name is Menka, and I'll be your guide to noticing more.
