The Still Centre

21/08/2025

No religion in the world is greater than kindness. No scripture is deeper than compassion. No ritual is holier than love.

Your beliefs may guide you, your traditions may shape you, but what truly defines you is how you treat others. Being a good human doesn’t require a temple, a church, a mosque, or a shrine. It requires a heart that chooses empathy over ego, forgiveness over anger, and service over selfishness.

✨ Don’t just preach your religion — live its essence.
✨ Don’t just quote verses — embody their meaning.
✨ Don’t just identify with a label — let your humanity speak louder than words.

20/08/2025

28/06/2025

None of us really know what we're doing. The key is to care, and try. Care, and try.

26/06/2025

"Mindfulness isn’t about being perfect. It’s about how to deal with being imperfect.⁠
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Buddhism advises that when we lose our temper, instead of knee-jerk blowing up, we can “be wood.” Like driftwood.⁠
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Be still. Do nothing. Examine your own experience. Take a pause. A time-out...wait until you can respond out of a gap in your anger." ~ Waylon H. Lewis, It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.⁠
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02/06/2025

DON’T DO ANYTHING. JUST REST.

Don’t fall into the trap of believing that doing nothing… means doing nothing for yourself.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that not being productive is somehow a failure.
That if it doesn’t have a visible outcome, it doesn’t count.
That rest is wasted time.

We’ve become so used to being busy —
to checking off boxes,
to tracking our progress,
to measuring worth in output —
that we’ve forgotten something essential:

Rest is productive.

It’s the moment your body heals.
Your mind exhales.
Your soul whispers.

Reading a magazine.
Taking a long shower.
Sitting in the garden with a warm cup of coffee.
None of it is a waste.

Because time spent resting… is time well spent.

We’re not machines.
We’re not meant to hustle 24/7.
We are human beings.

And sometimes, we just need to be.

— Becky Hemsley

30/05/2025

10/02/2025

Keanu Reeves once shared: "Someone recently told me they felt sorry for single people because they thought being single meant being alone all the time. I responded, 'Not necessarily.' I’m single, but I don’t feel lonely. I treat myself to meals I enjoy, buy clothes I love to wear, and have wonderful moments by myself. Once you learn how to take care of yourself and find happiness within, companionship becomes a choice, not a necessity. Many people never learn how to be content on their own, but it’s a valuable skill to have."