Thoughts Worth Having
Essays and teachings from mindfulness teachers Tim Goddard and other voices
If you value reflections that inspire and gently provoke deeper thinking, you'll find plenty here. Short musings and reflections to inspire, encourage and mystify you in a good way – from the most recent writings to other topics found by search.
Snapshots of mindfulness
A creative research project What if you could explore your deepening sense of mindfulness by taking a photograph that illustrates the insights? This is the methodology used by new Australian...
Snapshots of mindfulness
A creative research project What if you could explore your deepening sense of mindfulness by taking a photograph that illustrates the insights? This is the methodology used by new Australian research exploring how people with persistent pain experienced MBSR and...
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Join a book club with a difference
Continue your practice with the OpenGround Book Club, hosted by Pamela Lovell every other Monday, 6–7.15pm. Currently reading Ordinary Wonder by Charlotte Joko Beck, starting October 5. Limited places available.
Join a book club with a difference
Continue your practice with the OpenGround Book Club, hosted by Pamela Lovell every other Monday, 6–7.15pm. Currently reading Ordinary Wonder by Charlotte Joko Beck, starting October 5. Limited places available.
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Clearing my head
I don't know about you, but no matter how ratty my meditation moments are, I always feel kind of clearer afterwards. Even if it seems like just a parade of...
Clearing my head
I don't know about you, but no matter how ratty my meditation moments are, I always feel kind of clearer afterwards. Even if it seems like just a parade of...
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Which wolf are you feeding?
Why do we need mindfulness meditation? As humans, we run on three systems: drive (getting things done), defence (fight, flight, freeze), and restoration (rest, connection, "home base"). Modern life keeps...
Which wolf are you feeding?
Why do we need mindfulness meditation? As humans, we run on three systems: drive (getting things done), defence (fight, flight, freeze), and restoration (rest, connection, "home base"). Modern life keeps...
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What the Hell is Wrong with Me?!
Like many of you, every Monday morning I go to work. I am lucky enough to be able to retire like many of my colleagues. After all, I started to...
What the Hell is Wrong with Me?!
Like many of you, every Monday morning I go to work. I am lucky enough to be able to retire like many of my colleagues. After all, I started to...
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Pope Leo’s take on AI and our predicament
Are we losing our capacity for wonder? I was a Catholic once and I loved it. I loved Jesus and I so appreciated the serenity and ground it gave to...
Pope Leo’s take on AI and our predicament
Are we losing our capacity for wonder? I was a Catholic once and I loved it. I loved Jesus and I so appreciated the serenity and ground it gave to...
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The Shape of a Life (It's Not an Arc)
There's a story we assume about change. It goes something like this: something difficult happens, we struggle, we grow, we overcome - and then we arrive. Transformed. The hero(ine) returns...
The Shape of a Life (It's Not an Arc)
There's a story we assume about change. It goes something like this: something difficult happens, we struggle, we grow, we overcome - and then we arrive. Transformed. The hero(ine) returns...
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Be Like a Lion, Not Like a Dog
I love dogs! Here is a photo of Rascal who often take his time in this position, when moving off a chair.  (What a coot! What’s he doing? Feeling his sensations?...
Be Like a Lion, Not Like a Dog
I love dogs! Here is a photo of Rascal who often take his time in this position, when moving off a chair.  (What a coot! What’s he doing? Feeling his sensations?...
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Looking for deeper reading?
Find more regular and in depth writings from Timothea over on Substack.