Sheila Bridge Blog
I’ve been leading a mindfulness group for the last 9 weeks. “Leading” is actually a slightly misleading word. All I did was invite 10 to 12 friends to purchase the same book that I myself had decided to read and then I set up a closed group on Facebook with the idea that we could... Continue Reading →
Many of us spend a lot of our lives postponing happiness. Don't believe me? How often do you catch yourself thinking: "when I've… (Insert project/plan/book to read/goal to fulfil)… Then I'll be happy" This false belief is laid down deeply inside us-it might even lie below the level of conscious thought but occasionally it does... Continue Reading →
What a lot of people might not know about David is that he is very funny. Sometimes, it's true, we are laughing at him but mostly he is making us laugh. I love this photo from our wedding day. It's the only one of David making his speech and it's clear from our expressions that... Continue Reading →
Many of us have a script that runs in our heads. It is so much part of us that we are barely aware of it and yet it is hugely influential. Here are the kinds of things we say to ourselves: "I'm rubbish at this..." "Nothing ever works out well for me" "I can't change"... Continue Reading →
'Be kind to yourself' . It's a phrase we hear a lot these days but I think it's relatively recent currency in our language. I don't think that 20 years ago we were telling ourselves this but maybe I just don't remember. So is it another self absorbed, slightly Buddhist, modern mantra or is it an... Continue Reading →
To those of you who have been aware that at the end of July I suddenly experienced acute neck pain, a quick update and some BIG APPRECIATIONS. If you prayed for me, thank you. There were many other practical things that contributed to my recovery physically but I do not think any of us fully... Continue Reading →
I began this morning by making coffee and getting irritated. The two things were only connected because I'd flipped on the radio. It was a conversation on the Today Programme which really irritated me.It wasn't what they were talking about; it was the way the interviewer was conducting the interview. You never ever hear an... Continue Reading →
The Pope has put up a notice on the door to his private quarters telling all comers (presumably cardinals, Vatican staff and sundry religious people) that: 'Complaining is Forbidden... To become the best of yourself, you must focus on your own potential and not on your limits. So stop complaining and act to change your... Continue Reading →
I recently posted up a blog about the usefulness of Mindfulness as a practise. Some of my reflections came from this recently published book by Tim Stead. This is a very useful and readable book on subject of Mindfulness. I especially liked his insights on God being one and God being experienced in the now.... Continue Reading →
I've been exploring the whole idea of 'mindfulness' in more depth recently. There have been two books that have helped me with this Mindfulness and Christian Spirituality by Tim Stead, who is an Anglican priest and Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Williams and Penman. This last one is described as a "life changing... Continue Reading →
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