Clive Holmes

24/04/2024

“I said: what about my eyes?
He said: Keep them on the road.

I said: What about my passion?
He said: Keep it burning.

I said: What about my heart?
He said: Tell me what you hold inside it?

I said: Pain and sorrow.
He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
― Rumi

07/04/2024

Poem In October
It was my thirtieth year to heaven
Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbour wood
And the mussel pooled and the heron
Priested shore
The morning beckon
With water praying and call of seagull and rook
And the knock of sailing boats on the net webbed wall
Myself to set foot
That second
In the still sleeping town and set forth.

My birthday began with the water-
Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name
Above the farms and the white horses
And I rose
In rainy autumn
And walked abroad in a shower of all my days.
High tide and the heron dived when I took the road
Over the border
And the gates
Of the town closed as the town awoke.

A springful of larks in a rolling
Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling
Blackbirds and the sun of October
Summery
On the hill's shoulder,
Here were fond climates and sweet singers suddenly
Come in the morning where I wandered and listened
To the rain wringing
Wind blow cold
In the wood faraway under me.

Pale rain over the dwindling harbour
And over the sea wet church the size of a snail
With its horns through mist and the castle
Brown as owls
But all the gardens
Of spring and summer were blooming in the tall tales
Beyond the border and under the lark full cloud.
There could I marvel
My birthday
Away but the weather turned around.

It turned away from the blithe country
And down the other air and the blue altered sky
Streamed again a wonder of summer
With apples
Pears and red currants
And I saw in the turning so clearly a child's
Forgotten mornings when he walked with his mother
Through the parables
Of sun light
And the legends of the green chapels

And the twice told fields of infancy
That his tears burned my cheeks and his heart moved in mine.
These were the woods the river and sea
Where a boy
In the listening
Summertime of the dead whispered the truth of his joy
To the trees and the stones and the fish in the tide.
And the mystery
Sang alive
Still in the water and singingbirds.

And there could I marvel my birthday
Away but the weather turned around. And the true
Joy of the long dead child sang burning
In the sun.
It was my thirtieth
Year to heaven stood there then in the summer noon
Though the town below lay leaved with October blood.
O may my heart's truth
Still be sung
On this high hill in a year's turning.

23/02/2024

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise. william blake

21/02/2024

great advice

Inner strengths are the supplies you've got in your pack as you make your way down the twisting and often hard road of life.

21/02/2024

brilliant!

Inner strengths are the supplies you've got in your pack as you make your way down the twisting and often hard road of life.

20/02/2024

maybe..

20/02/2024

happy twentieth!

20/12/2023

We grow and evolve.

Our identities are not static. They are ever-changing, always subject to revision and renegotiation. It can be scary, but it’s also exhilarating and necessary. Rather than constantly striving to complete the final draft of ourselves, we should find the courage to keep revising.

08/12/2023

mindful enough, a good-enough meditator..

Midweek reminder to be kind to yourself 🌸



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04/12/2023

Feeling big emotions can be painful and uncomfortable.

But being a living, breathing, feeling human being doesn't make you unlovable, abnormal, or unprofessional. If anything, your capacity for emotion makes you a more insightful & connected member of your world.

Believe in your ability to weather any number of tough emotions. Because you are not the cloud. You are the whole damn sky!

30/08/2023

Face the situation 💛

Healthy gratitude can only be cultivated first and foremost with healthy emotional skills.

Sadly, these crucial skills—skills that are at the core of our societal health and individual wellbeing—are often not effectively taught in schools and are devalued in our organizations.

I talk about this “tyranny of positivity” and a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth in my TED Talk.

Watch it here: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage?language=en&utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

11/07/2023

An Important Reminder 🪷

Self-care is essential for us to be able to recharge and reset, so that we have the energy to tend to others' needs.

Studies indicate that caregivers who are more
self-compassionate are more likely to engage in self-care activities such as journaling, exercise or connecting with friends.

19/06/2023

RUMI ❤️

11/06/2023

Move from staying stuck to whole-hearted living.

Learning to accept and live with all our emotions is by no means what most of us do. Instead, most of us use default behaviors that we hope will deflect or disguise our "negative" feelings so we won't have to face them.

What default behavior do you use to sidestep your feelings? Next time you notice yourself following that same old path, try opening yourself up to your emotions so that you can grow. That is whole-hearted living.

01/06/2023

“Spirituality is not religion. It is a path for us to generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply each moment of our life. Having a spiritual dimension in our lives does not mean escaping life or dwelling in a place of bliss outside this world but discovering ways to handle life’s difficulties and generate peace, joy, and happiness right where we are, on this beautiful planet.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

31/05/2023

When you’re feeling a difficult emotion, this simple phrase works wonders to create space. Instead of conflating your identity with your emotion, saying, “I’m noticing that I’m feeling x” reminds you that you are NOT your emotion.

You are YOU—a vibrant, evolving, capacious human being. Try this language the next time you’re feeling a big emotion and see if it changes your perspective.

26/05/2023

25/05/2023

100% 💛

25/05/2023

A growing body of research is illuminating what many of us already intuitively know: compassion and self-compassion are powerful antidotes to shame.

For anyone in the mental health profession, this insight can be life-changing for their work supporting so many who are struggling in our world today.

That’s why we’re happy to spread the word about a FREE new Compassion in Therapy training June 1-3, 2023, led by some of the world's leading experts on shame, mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion in therapy.

Sign up for free here! (also linked in bio)
https://www.compassionintherapy.com/

24/05/2023

Hard truth ❤️
tinybuddha.com

23/05/2023

"You cannot touch the clouds, you know; but you feel the rain and know how glad the flowers and the thirsty earth are to have it after a hot day. You cannot touch love either; but you feel the sweetness that it pours into everything. Without love you would not be happy or want to play."
The beautiful truth burst upon my mind — I felt that there were invisible lines stretched between my spirit and the spirits of others."
By HELEN KELLER, The Story of My Life (edited)
• Audiobook: ( https://amzn.to/430DwTY )

22/05/2023

www.peacecompassionlove.com 💛

22/05/2023

Self-Compassion Phrases | To remember, and incorporate in any moment 🙏🏽

• May I accept myself as I am
• May I be kind to myself, unconditionally
• May I have courage
• May I remember that we are all human
• May I know that others struggle along with me
• May I give myself the compassion I need
• May I care for myself
• May I cherish myself
• May I have peace of mind

For more information, and resources on self-compassion – please visit self-compassion.org ✨

22/05/2023

Poem for Sunday – Almost as good as your dog
If you can always be cheerful,
If you can sleep without drugs,
If you can relax without alcohol,
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can take blame without resentment,
If you can resist complaining,
If you can eat the same food every day and
be grateful for it,
If you can understand it if your loved ones are
too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook it when those you love take it
out on you when, through no fault of yours,
something goes wrong

Then, my friend, you are ALMOST as good as your dog.

21/05/2023

(1803-1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, poet, and lecturer who played a pivotal role in the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Emerson was educated at Harvard University and later became a Unitarian minister. However, he gradually drifted away from organized religion and developed his own philosophical and spiritual beliefs.

Emerson's work is characterized by a focus on individualism, self-reliance, and the importance of nature. He believed that each person has a unique inner voice that should be heeded over societal expectations, and that nature is a source of spiritual and moral inspiration.

Some of Emerson's most notable works include:

• "Nature" (1836): In this essay, Emerson lays out his philosophy of nature as a source of spiritual and moral inspiration, and emphasizes the importance of individual experience and intuition.

• "Self-Reliance" (1841): This essay is perhaps Emerson's most famous work, and it extols the virtues of non-conformity, individualism, and self-reliance.

• "The American Scholar" (1837): This speech, delivered at Harvard University, outlines Emerson's vision of the ideal American scholar as someone who is self-reliant, curious, and independent-minded.

• "Essays: First and Second Series" (1841, 1844): These two volumes of essays contain some of Emerson's most famous works, including "Self-Reliance," "The Over-Soul," and "Circles."

• "Representative Men" (1850): In this book, Emerson profiles several famous historical figures, including Plato, Napoleon, and Shakespeare, and examines their character and achievements.

Emerson's ideas had a profound influence on American culture and thought, and his work continues to be studied and admired today.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson Collection: Collected Essays and Lectures: https://amzn.to/3M4hQkc

21/05/2023

18/05/2023

'Why lay yourself on the torturer's
rack of the past and the future ?

The mind that tries to shape tomorrow
beyond its capacity - will find no rest.

Be kind to yourself dear - to our innocent
follies.

Forget any sounds or touch you knew
that did not help you dance.

You will come to see that all evolves us.'

~ Rumi ~