by Donna Forbes

Rethinking Beech

2024 Time For Change

There is much work to be done this year. We, the human race, are on the cusp of change. It is time to step up and take hold of our own life. It is time to realise that the old ways are no longer working. Yup. I am getting powerful messages coming through this year …

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95% of Our Life is Habit

I’m reading The Great Upshift. Multiple authors have contributed to this book on the theme of humanity advancing towards peace and harmony. They provide a good blend of scientific and spiritual thinking. It kicks off with Bruce Lipton who, in my opinion, is always worth a listen. He says, “When the conscious mind is engaged …

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Hips and Haws

Seeds

I have an abundance of hips and haws; columns of ivy flowers buzzing with bees. I have paper bags marked up with Tagetes, Sweet Pea, Nasturtium, Cosmos; all collected from this year’s crop. I have a select few tomatoes and tomatillos ripening on the vine ready for seed collection. I love collecting seeds. It is, …

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Ripe Wheat Field

Time For The Scythe

Lammas is a time to celebrate. The grain is gathered in, we have bread for the winter, so let the games begin! It’s an ancient tradition that still holds true today. Around villages across the country, the fields, now cleared of grain, suddenly burst with colour as bunting heralds various fetes and fayres and pageants …

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Time For Some Good News

So many people I talk with these day say, “I’ve stopped watching or listening to The News because it’s too depressing.” Keep reading, I have found the antidote! It’s true, though. The constant bombardment of bad news has an effect upon us. It’s like living with someone who constantly criticises us, in the end we …

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The Dawn of the Day

At the dawning of the dayI listenLight strengthening in brightness around mmA new daySo much potentialSo much can be doneI am part of a great cycleAligned with those who listen Here at the dawn of the dayI offer myself to the great lightThe celestial orb of divine presenceThe Light of Night retiresThe Light of Day …

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Calan Mai

Just beyond the setting greengages, I can see the blossom of the Bramley apple awakening, white and pink. I marvel at Nature’s rotation of blossoms. In my garden the blackthorn bushes are still flowering although it is late in the season and all around Hawthorn’s tight buds are promising a glorious display in a few …

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