On Being.
I strongly feel like lying down this afternoon. Stay still, Close my eyes, Abandon myself to the moment. Thoughts immediately cascade down! Resisting the rush. Breathe, Let yourself be carried. […]
Resentment Fast is GO!
I am on a forty day Resentment Fast. Til Easter. Less than forty day now. Close enough. I realised that as I get older, and this has to be a […]
The Perfect Wedding Anniversary Present from Lura!
A year ago, Eric and I were married in the Tamang Tradition in Lura, at my brother Lakpa’s house…. I received these photos from Nima Bai, our brother in Kopan […]
Hello Dear Ones!
A small present for you in this time of renewal. I was watching the trial edit I did of Beyond the Smile in 2008.. well, it does make me feel […]
Joyeux Noel! Bonne Annee!
Bonne Annee dear ones! Happy New year! A Traditional New Year Greeting Card, late fifties. Coconut Head they called me. Endearingly, I am told. In the mid Sixties, seven year […]
New Improved Well Being Well Doing Trek in November 2015
Next Well Being Well Doing Trek: 16 to 30 November 2015. Maximum of 8 participants. US$2780 per person, ex Ktm. No other trek like it! Is this the Xmas Present […]
Keeping Ms Hyde Away
The mower refused to start, even after Eric’s ministrations, even after my kicking it with gusto. So much for righteous good intentions ( I hate mowing). Disingenuity churned out frustration. […]
Don’t Talk To Me, I’m Busy Breathing!*
Something I have noticed recently is that when I ask people how they are, the answer is, without fail, “busy”. It does not tell me how they are, busy, but […]
Inspiring People: Chris Jensen Burke
Chris Jensen Burke started her discovery of Nepal’s high country at the deep end: Up and Down Bush bashing in the Rolwaling Himal with Tim McCartney-Snape, high altitude mountaineer […]
The End is the Beginning
Back in Bodhnath. I lay down in bed, slowly awakening. Bell tinkles and the deep song of monks prayers are my reality. Incense smells waft through the open window, a […]
Beyond the Smile 