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- February 2012 (24)
- 22: Better day 22.
- 21: Better day 21.
- 20: Better day 20.
- 19: Better day 19.
- 18: Better day 18.
- 17: Better day 17.
- 16: Better day 16.
- 15: Better day 15.
- 14: Better day 14.
- 13: Better day 13.
- 12: Better day 12.
- 11: Better day 11.
- 10: Better day 10.
- 09: Better day 09.
- 08: Loving me, loving you.
- 08: Better day 08.
- 07: Better day 07.
- 06: Better day 06.
- 05: Better day 05.
- 04: Better day 04.
- 03: Better day 03.
- 02: Better day 02.
- 01: Better day 01.
- 01: Home within.
- January 2012 (20)
- 28: Untitled Landscape No. 3.
- 27: Untitled Landscape No. 2.
- 25: Untitled Landscape No. 1.
- 25: A storm.
- 24: Preparing to sit.
- 22: Be alone.
- 19: Wherever you are.
- 18: Sit quietly.
- 16: Don’t be on the mountain.
- 15: Just one bowl.
- 13: Drawn.
- 13: Book sample.
- 12: Writing style.
- 10: Offline.
- 05: Enough.
- 04: Be your own yoga.
- 03: Thinking.
- 03: Think.
- 02: Empty mind.
- 01: Riding waves.
- December 2011 (74)
- 31: Beautiful simplicity.
- 30: Prepare your canvas.
- 30: Dreaming.
- 29: Desktop.
- 29: Plain and simple.
- 28: Questions.
- 27: Maybe.
- 26: Feint moon disc.
- 26: Awakening.
- 25: Kiss the ground.
- 24: Be the still mind.
- 23: Slowing down.
- 23: Meditate now.
- 22: Shortest day.
- 22: Bamboo.
- 22: Simple decision making.
- 21: Going offline.
- 21: Think?
- 21: Role model.
- 21: Be.
- 20: Forest.
- 20: White.
- 20: Zen mind.
- 20: A wish.
- 20: Own.
- 19: Thirteen moons.
- 19: Sandalwood.
- 19: The writer.
- 19: Thoughts on poetry.
- 19: What I dream.
- 19: Note to self.
- 19: Be the zen.
- 18: Winter falls.
- 18: The painter.
- 18: Worn.
- 18: Enjoy.
- 17: Forgotten shrines.
- 17: Who I write for.
- 17: Like prayers.
- 17: Shine brightly.
- 17: Shine.
- 16: Mind like whirlwind.
- 16: Live.
- 16: The 10 virtues of koh.
- 15: You are enough.
- 15: Get crazy.
- 14: Enquire within.
- 14: The spiritual path.
- 14: Enquire.
- 13: Space for Prayer.
- 13: Rub the pebble.
- 13: Haiku bones.
- 13: Create.
- 12: Poetic & playful.
- 12: Be.
- 12: Haiku bones.
- 11: Just sit.
- 10: Be.
- 09: Give.
- 08: Do.
- 07: Stability and peace.
- 07: To be able.
- 07: Today’s actions.
- 06: Open.
- 05: A clear idea.
- 05: Use.
- 04: What is elegance?
- 04: Start.
- 04: Life happens in the silences.
- 03: Think.
- 02: Set your heart.
- 01: Smile.
- 01: Paths.
- 01: Heaven.
- November 2011 (42)
- 30: We know.
- 30: The right tool.
- 29: A balanced life.
- 28: Silences.
- 28: Zen is.
- 27: Act naturally.
- 26: Meditate.
- 25: Give.
- 24: Occupy.
- 23: You.
- 22: Find out.
- 22: Outdoor meditation.
- 21: Practice.
- 20: Be.
- 19: Be indifferent.
- 18: Radiant.
- 17: Taste.
- 16: Follow.
- 15: I am.
- 15: Make.
- 14: Show.
- 13: Be.
- 12: Be kind.
- 11: Think.
- 10: Serendipity.
- 10: Make room.
- 10: A moment of serendipity.
- 09: Switch off your phone.
- 09: Switch off.
- 08: Wisdom.
- 07: Be an ocean.
- 07: My name is Ando.
- 06: Your teachers are everywhere.
- 06: Teachers.
- 06: Your teachers.
- 05: Experience.
- 04: Believe.
- 03: Be emptiness.
- 03: Be.
- 02: Edit.
- 01: Stop seeking.
- 01: Stop seeking.
- October 2011 (50)
- 31: How I meditate.
- 31: Get.
- 30: Do your best.
- 29: Be.
- 28: Notice.
- 28: A leaf.
- 28: Find.
- 28: Find.
- 27: Think it.
- 27: I am home.
- 26: The new beats.
- 26: Act, don’t complain.
- 26: Stop thinking.
- 25: Wabi sabi yoga.
- 25: Practice.
- 24: New ways to live.
- 24: About the new working pattern.
- 24: Working pattern.
- 24: Stretch.
- 23: Open.
- 22: Achieving simplicity.
- 22: Enjoy.
- 21: Seeking wisdom.
- 21: Before I die.
- 21: Touch.
- 20: Be a seed.
- 19: Be a seed.
- 19: Create.
- 18: Simple wallpapers.
- 18: Keep.
- 17: Be.
- 16: Rule.
- 16: Don’t practice zen.
- 15: Turn.
- 14: Eat simply.
- 14: Weed.
- 13: Sit.
- 12: Don’t let.
- 11: One.
- 10: Sleep.
- 09: Live.
- 08: You can.
- 07: Find.
- 06: Be.
- 05: The storm.
- 04: Don’t practice zen.
- 03: Slow down.
- 02: The home & it’s master.
- 02: Don’t be.
- 01: Eat.
- September 2011 (27)
- 30: Practice.
- 29: Live this.
- 28: Know.
- 27: You are.
- 26: Step.
- 25: Give.
- 24: Dig.
- 23: Live.
- 22: Breath.
- 21: Mind.
- 20: Follow the way.
- 19: Ordinary.
- 18: Your body.
- 17: Fly.
- 16: Create.
- 15: Eat mindfully.
- 14: Dig deep.
- 13: Don’t.
- 12: Find sanctuary.
- 11: Make.
- 10: You.
- 09: Appreciate.
- 08: Unleash.
- 07: Live.
- 06: Be skill.
- 05: Fragile mind.
- 04: Sleep.
- August 2011 (27)
- 31: Go.
- 30: Get.
- 28: Seek.
- 27: Don’t.
- 26: Just.
- 25: Flow.
- 24: Seek.
- 23: Meditate.
- 22: Live.
- 18: Be ready.
- 17: Feel.
- 16: Look.
- 15: Empty.
- 14: Create.
- 12: Walk.
- 11: Writing workflow.
- 11: Practice.
- 10: Find.
- 09: Believe.
- 08: Don’t be.
- 07: Be yourself.
- 06: Exist.
- 05: Zen.
- 04: Create calm.
- 03: You are.
- 02: Breathe.
- 01: Be open.
- June 2011 (1)
- 24: Notes.
- May 2011 (67)
- 26: After the social crash.
- 23: What I’m working on.
- 23: Hooked.
- 22: Breathe.
- 21: Mind over matter.
- 21: Look harder.
- 21: My soul.
- 20: Shine light.
- 20: This room.
- 19: You are.
- 19: White.
- 18: All things.
- 18: White line.
- 18: Awake.
- 17: Find.
- 17: Many roads.
- 17: Life.
- 16: A manifesto.
- 16: The way.
- 16: Humility.
- 16: An ocean.
- 15: Bitter cold.
- 15: Colours of dawn.
- 15: Live.
- 14: Change the world by changing your view.
- 14: Drop.
- 14: Cool dawn sky.
- 14: Seeing in colour.
- 13: Wandering monk.
- 13: A chorus.
- 13: Right.
- 12: Seek.
- 12: Compostela.
- 12: Breathing.
- 11: Do it.
- 11: Grey upon grey.
- 11: Gently.
- 10: Bundled.
- 10: Warm rain.
- 10: Bow.
- 09: Frozen ridge.
- 09: A photographer’s idea of life.
- 09: Break.
- 08: High.
- 08: Try.
- 08: Can the sun.
- 07: The sound of water.
- 07: A beam.
- 07: Find peace.
- 07: Boiling water.
- 06: The clouds.
- 06: Travel.
- 05: Seeking.
- 05: Dust.
- 05: Words.
- 05: Learn.
- 04: No difference.
- 04: Storm.
- 04: Sunday morning.
- 03: Look.
- 03: Storm light.
- 03: Light shafts.
- 02: Meditate.
- 02: Haiku bones.
- 02: The sun.
- 01: Stay.
- 01: Detour.
- April 2011 (102)
- 30: Make it.
- 30: Breeze.
- 30: The sun.
- 29: Blurred vision.
- 29: Feel it.
- 29: Gold leaf.
- 28: Weed.
- 28: Following a stream.
- 28: Wingspan.
- 27: Learn.
- 27: For a traveller.
- 27: 03:00am rebirth.
- 26: Start.
- 26: Around the corner.
- 26: High ridge.
- 26: 13 moons.
- 25: Working desktop.
- 25: How I think about writing.
- 25: Where I write.
- 25: Be light.
- 25: Moroccan calligrapher.
- 25: Slow moving.
- 24: Like a bell.
- 24: Breathe.
- 24: Wrapped in a blanket.
- 23: Inhale.
- 23: Lost.
- 23: Creating space.
- 22: Wallpaper giveaway.
- 22: Sandalwood.
- 22: Who.
- 22: Small purple.
- 21: White birds.
- 21: Know.
- 21: Spices of promise.
- 20: Don’t.
- 20: Kid with a Polaroid camera.
- 20: Slow down.
- 19: How & why I haiku.
- 19: Grey gift.
- 19: Spice, wood, earth, moss.
- 19: Go beyond.
- 18: Monkey mind.
- 18: A raku tea cup
- 18: Sky is.
- 17: Owl hoots.
- 17: Incense ground thoughtfully.
- 17: Experience.
- 16: Cracked black.
- 16: Constantly.
- 16: The sun is coming.
- 15: The poet.
- 15: Be Zen.
- 15: Pinkness.
- 14: The song.
- 14: See.
- 14: Deep howl.
- 13: Stills.
- 13: Dance.
- 13: Standing on the shoulders of giants.
- 13: Dawn chorus.
- 12: Creating space.
- 12: White owls.
- 12: Travel.
- 12: A quiet voice.
- 11: Location independent minimalism.
- 11: Warm soul.
- 11: Lost in the cloud.
- 11: Pure mind.
- 10: No river.
- 10: Ravens & crows.
- 10: One bowl.
- 09: Mind like.
- 09: Divine tea.
- 09: Simple
- 08: Letters.
- 08: The colour of snow.
- 08: Do it.
- 07: Everything.
- 07: Sea of grey.
- 07: Symphonies.
- 06: Incense.
- 06: Accept.
- 06: What colour.
- 05: Visit the temple.
- 05: As the sun falls.
- 05: A memory.
- 04: The scent.
- 04: Zen is.
- 04: Understanding.
- 04: A pilgrim dreams.
- 03: Be a beginner.
- 03: Sudden wind.
- 03: The sound of.
- 02: How are you in the world?
- 02: Swimming meditation.
- 02: Sit.
- 02: Texture.
- 02: Cloud spills.
- 01: Find.
- 01: Incense smoke.
- 01: Travelling lightly.
- March 2011 (111)
- 31: White noise.
- 31: White noise.
- 31: Deconstruct.
- 30: Monument.
- 30: Everything depends.
- 30: An ordinary life.
- 30: Black bowl Zen.
- 29: The journeywoman.
- 29: Feel it.
- 29: Birds wing.
- 28: Well worn.
- 28: Study.
- 28: Almond blossom air.
- 27: Raku bowls.
- 27: Be.
- 27: Meditation on dawn.
- 26: The colour of the light.
- 26: Live.
- 26: Writing.
- 25: Temple dogs.
- 25: Haiku for japan.
- 25: Keep.
- 24: The ink stick.
- 24: Do.
- 24: Problems.
- 24: Unwind.
- 23: Wrapped.
- 23: Open.
- 23: Turning rubble into gold.
- 23: Wind whistles.
- 22: Stroked
- 22: A trip to Japan.
- 22: Sit.
- 21: What if?
- 22: Watching the rain.
- 21: Mountain hearted.
- 21: Supermoon dawn.
- 20: Zen is.
- 20: The stupa maker.
- 20: A meditation.
- 20: Think.
- 19: Italians
- 19: Beautiful imperfection.
- 19: Mountains witness.
- 18: You are.
- 18: Silent mode.
- 18: River flows.
- 17: Be joy.
- 17: Zen mind.
- 17: A junkstore typewriter.
- 16: To be.
- 16: Little bird.
- 16: Gold leaf.
- 16: On suffering.
- 16: There is.
- 16: Write.
- 15: Where the clouds.
- 15: Connection.
- 15: The collagist.
- 15: Emptiness.
- 14: Read less.
- 14: Wing shadow.
- 14: The battered iPhone.
- 14: What is Zen?
- 13: Relax.
- 13: New dawn.
- 13: The architect’s brother.
- 12: Take.
- 12: Silent.
- 12: Synthetic light.
- 11: Dare.
- 11: White owl.
- 11: Walking to Finisterre.
- 11: Write less.
- 11: Beginner’s mind.
- 11: Fragile.
- 10: No path.
- 10: Rooibos tea.
- 10: Cave bear bones.
- 09: Davy’s grey.
- 09: Incredibly beautiful.
- 09: Life is.
- 08: It’s so clear.
- 08: Rain falls.
- 08: Painter.
- 08: Celebrate more.
- 08: Tell.
- 07: Mountain dawn.
- 07: Looking for the Milky Way.
- 07: Create.
- 07: Start from.
- 06: The goat track.
- 06: To Egypt.
- 06: Keep.
- 05: The snow line.
- 05: Travelling on worn out soles.
- 04: Grey architecture.
- 04: Take a walk.
- 04: Live.
- 04: Lost [& found].
- 04: The game of life.
- 04: Find.
- 03: Think.
- 03: Collecting butterflies.
- 03: Fire crackles.
- 03: Go.
- 03: Believe.
- 02: Flat breads.
- 01: Go.
- 01: Grey skies.
- 01: Sweep.
- February 2011 (59)
- 28: Dare.
- 28: Water so crystal deep.
- 27: Trust.
- 27: 1000 true fans.
- 27: Haiku bones.
- 27: Focus.
- 26: Obstacle vs opportunity.
- 26: Food of the forest.
- 26: Do less.
- 25: If the moon.
- 25: Enough.
- 24: The surface.
- 23: Less.
- 23: White mountains.
- 23: Just this.
- 22: Do you know the way?
- 21: Be.
- 21: The scent of rain.
- 20: Magic.
- 19: The zen of fashion.
- 19: Don’t be afraid.
- 18: Open bird cage.
- 18: Breathe.
- 17: Lapis lazuli.
- 17: Less.
- 16: Sand and dust.
- 16: Get.
- 15: Body surfing.
- 15: Unplug.
- 14: A simple matter.
- 13: Feel.
- 13: Unusual markings.
- 12: Slow.
- 12: Analogue to digital.
- 12: Relax.
- 11: Wrapped in a warm peachy blanket.
- 10: It is.
- 10: Writing a travelogue.
- 09: Stop dreaming.
- 09: Accidental architect.
- 08: Everything.
- 08: Coffee and komboloi.
- 07: Empty mind.
- 07: Sunday salon.
- 06: What is.
- 06: A pilgrimage to remember.
- 06: Just.
- 05: Freelance spirituality.
- 05: Do something.
- 04: Be free where you are.
- 04: Crazy little cloud.
- 04: Flow.
- 03: Canaries sang exotically.
- 03: Breathe.
- 02: Chilli chocolate cake.
- 01: Let.
- 01: Who have you invited to dance today?
- 01: The digital ascetic.
- 01: Don’t forget.
- January 2011 (34)
- 31: Notes from a lecture in the university of life.
- 31: Quietly.
- 30: Enjoy.
- 29: Live.
- 28: Love.
- 28: Be.
- 27: Embrace.
- 26: Let.
- 26: Don’t miss.
- 25: A quest.
- 25: The path.
- 24: Seek.
- 23: Believe.
- 22: Be.
- 21: Be free.
- 21: Be.
- 21: You are.
- 20: Less.
- 19: Don’t distract.
- 18: Keep.
- 18: Simply.
- 11: End.
- 10: Follow.
- 09: Live.
- 09: You are.
- 07: Shut.
- 06: Take.
- 05: This is.
- 05: Immerse.
- 04: Just.
- 03: Less.
- 03: A space to write.
- 02: Uninvent.
- 01: Take.
- December 2010 (30)
- 31: Hit.
- 31: Keep it.
- 30: This.
- 29: Find.
- 29: Be true.
- 28: Stick.
- 27: Relax.
- 27: Be still.
- 26: Sweep.
- 25: Peace.
- 23: Give more.
- 22: You have.
- 22: Focus.
- 20: Simple.
- 20: In the small.
- 18: Clear mind.
- 16: Less buying.
- 16: Trade detail.
- 14: Be.
- 13: Chop wood.
- 12: Follow less.
- 11: Minimal doesn’t.
- 11: Focus.
- 09: Emptiness.
- 08: No beginning.
- 07: The path.
- 06: More soup.
- 04: Switch.
- 04: Clear thought.
- 03: Live.
- November 2010 (39)
- 30: Keep it simple.
- 29: Be.
- 29: There is.
- 28: See your own.
- 27: Be silence.
- 27: Meditate on.
- 25: Emptiness.
- 24: You are.
- 24: Simple imperfection.
- 23: Slow.
- 22: Design.
- 22: Leave something.
- 22: Simplicity?
- 21: In the simple.
- 20: It’s Sunday.
- 19: More action.
- 18: Be your own reality.
- 17: More simplicity.
- 16: Remix.
- 15: Get your.
- 15: Find your.
- 14: You are.
- 13: Too much information.
- 12: The path.
- 11: Tiny changes.
- 11: Start somewhere.
- 09: Rebel spectacularly.
- 08: Just be.
- 07: Tweet less.
- 07: Concentrate on.
- 06: The adventure.
- 05: Do something.
- 05: Empty your cup.
- 05: Start simple.
- 03: One simple thing.
- 03: Return.
- 02: Take time.
- 02: Ask better questions.
- 01: Focus.
- October 2010 (27)
- 31: Don’t follow.
- 30: Don’t distract.
- 30: Minimalists.
- 30: The temple.
- 30: Keep sweeping.
- 29: Be silent.
- 29: The power.
- 29: Keep it simple.
- 27: Life is simple.
- 27: To act.
- 27: Empty mind.
- 27: Do one thing.
- 26: Do your own thing.
- 25: Zen slap.
- 25: Zen mind.
- 25: Zen mind.
- 25: Eat simple.
- 24: Don’t forget.
- 21: Leave space.
- 20: Say no.
- 13: Create more.
- 12: Observe everything.
- 12: Inspiration.
- 04: Observe.
- 04: One bowl.
- 04: Live.
- 04: Zen is.
- September 2010 (15)
- 30: Sit.
- 30: To fill your cup.
- 30: Less excitement.
- 29: When eating.
- 29: One thing.
- 28: You only have now.
- 27: When the going gets tough.
- 27: Zen has no gates.
- 27: To have less.
- 14: Listen.
- 14: Be still.
- 06: Subtract more.
- 03: Fuss.
- 03: Enjoy.
- 03: Relax.
- July 2010 (3)
- 27: Be one mind.
- 19: Don’t think.
- 11: Be peace.
- June 2010 (5)
- 21: Keep your aerials up.
- 18: You are not.
- 07: Everyday Zen.
- 06: Freshen up.
- 01: To find home.
- May 2010 (9)
- 30: Changes happen.
- 30: To be human.
- 28: Simple is.
- 23: A Zen entrepreneur.
- 16: To think clearly.
- 14: Are you?
- 13: Love more.
- 11: Want less.
- 10: Live authentically.
- April 2010 (8)
- 21: Simpler travel.
- 14: Live now.
- 09: Zen breakfast.
- 07: Sweep.
- 06: Polish.
- 01: Begin.
- 01: Be free.
- 01: Do good work.
- March 2010 (16)
- 31: Take less.
- 29: Laugh.
- 29: Be.
- 28: Take a short trip.
- 28: Every day mindfulness.
- 28: Be more.
- 26: Each day is a lifetime.
- 26: Zen alarm clock.
- 26: A zen master’s life.
- 23: Simple advice.
- 08: Less to do.
- 07: A simpler home.
- 05: Chop wood, carry water.
- 04: Three powerful words.
- 03: Stop. Flow.
- 03: Do less, do it better.