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Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination...
Alison shares her experience of a Shared Reading group in this beautifully written piece. Thank you Alison.
Alison
Mar 16, 20234 min read
The Wisdom of Readers: Self-care is an act of resistance.
Today’s world wants more from us, and quicker. The immediacy of modern communication means we’re required to be available at the drop of...
Christopher Smith
Nov 21, 20225 min read
“All I have to do is open up to the nourishment coming in”
Freda has been attending a Shared Reading group for a couple of years now. Here, she reflects on how she came to be in the group and what...
Freda (group member)
Jul 5, 20192 min read
A shared reading session can be the brightest mirror
“It struck me that as I deny acknowledgement to someone living on the street, I deny an expression of a part of myself. As I walk past...
Christopher Smith
Feb 6, 20183 min read
Gratitude is a reward for letting go...
“I am beginning to understand that my reactions to what people say and do are to do with the ways in which I have been conditioned – that when I am triggered I have a choice between identifying with the flood of thought and emotion that emerges, or observing it and letting go. When I choose the latter it creates a sense of time and space in which I can be present for others.” Gratitude as a practice is sworn by today. Self-help authors tell you it is one of the rules of suc
Christopher Smith
Jan 18, 20185 min read
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