Your Breathing Space for July

Every now and then,
when the world sits just right,
a gentle breath of heaven
fills my soul with delight…
~Hazelmarie ‘Mattie’ Elliott, A Breath of Heaven

Download our desktop wallpaper calendar for July based on this image
(right click on the link below)
Skewed Centre Wallpaper
Photography by the talented Amy Palko – Less Ordinary

Wild Women Don’t Do Paths

From a very young age we are encouraged to keep to the path.  After all, just look what happened to Little Red Riding Hood when she wandered off in search of wildflowers! Or the sad case of Hansel & Gretel, left alone in the forest with no path to follow, and their makeshift breadcrumb path [...]

Your Breathing Space for March

Drumsound rises on the air,
its throb, my heart.
A voice inside the beat
says, “I know you’re tired,
but come. This is the way.”
~Jeláluddin Rumi (trans. by Coleman Barks)

Download our desktop wallpaper calendar for March based on this image
(right click on the link below)
Over the Dunes & Far Away by Amy Palko

Your Breathing Space for February

A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness, but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
~J Keats

Photo Credit: 1. Love in the Greenhouse by Amy Palko
Photo Credit: 2. Cherish Flowers by Leah Maclean
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Your Breathing Space for January

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn’t, matters not a jot. [...]

Sharing a peek in the window at our festive celebrations!

Once again, the writers of The Calm Space open their windows and their hearts and share a little of their festive celebrations, and a lot of their festive spirit with you!
Our pop quiz this week: Who once forgot a gift for her husband at Christmas? And who leaves all her shopping to the last minute [...]

We’re talking about Ceremony

Wow! December is here! Another year end approaches at the speed of light, and as the weather heats up here, and cools down for our northern friends, our thoughts turn to celebrations and the passing of time.
Our chosen theme for December is Ceremony. A little different from the usual, and boy, have our contributors stepped [...]

Your Breathing Space for December

I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them [...]

The Gift of Noticing

Amy drives her family crazy! She flings herself from cars, crouches on roadside kerbs and generally acts in a rather odd manner… but there’s a reason for this behaviour and we’re blessed she’s sharing it with us this month…

Your Breathing Space for August

“At the heart of your being lies your answer. You know who you are and what you want.” ~Lao Tzu

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