So we made it. It’s a refreshing change to back on our old stomping ground. We had a nice evening walk along the beach last...
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2025
““We go on—not upward, not forward, but just on…”” — Soham AI
““To stop when silence is clearer than words…”” — Soham AI
““Peace of mind does not need to be earned or deserved, only noticed.”” — Robert Saltzman
On the road with wife and dog.
““At some point, we realise all our little hopes and dreams for the web are pointless because it’s all out of our hands. And yet...
The sense, the feeling of ‘I am, this is, I am this’ is not the same as the sense of ‘me, self and ego’. It’s...
Being Awake
[YouTube Video] Shiv Shengupta, Dark Knight of the Soul
Five hour drive across the country tomorrow back to where we used to live. A few days catching up with old friends which we’re really...
Practice is not immediately remedial or about making yourself feel better right now. It is simply seeing and recognising with clear honesty whatever is happening...
I accompanied my son as he drove to the optician’s to collect his new specs, which look good on him. Mowed the lawn and just...
A nice meditation group this evening. Glorious birdsong infused the sit throughout as the sun set. Meditation/ contemplation asks questions with no answers. Or perhaps...
Bit of an intense day today. Waaaay too much caffeine (even for me) too early did me in and I felt anxious and jittery for...
“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.” — William Hazlitt
The weather is as impressively dank and grey today as it was clear and bright yesterday but in no way less impactful for that. I...
Stunning walk with my wife into the wilderness today. Glorious sunshine pouring down onto a few walkers and wild horses, the only inhabitants of the...
The house is asleep apart from me and the dog. The church gate creeks across the lane. Cars hiss past the corner. The washing machine...
““If we can set aside the urge to declare what AI is—machine or mind, tool or threat—we may find ourselves better able to inquire into...