12/04/2025
This is the face of HOPE.
Hi friends!
I took this photo on Thursday in a moment of feeling inspired and buoyed about what's possible.
It was just after I read a post from a fellow mindful-self-compassion-teacher-in-training where she mentioned the week-long training we recently completed together.
It reminded me of the magic that happens when people come together and share the vulnerable sides of ourselves.
Where we acknowledge our rough edges and our scared and tender parts.
How we become more free by speaking our experiences and recognising our shared humanity.
It also reminded me of just how MUCH incredible work there is going on in the world - initiatives big and small, from people who care about each other, and who care about making the world a kinder, fairer, softer place.
So although I know it could feel out of sync with the general vibe of the world right now, I wanted to share my buzz of enthusiasm - the excitement of remembering how much is possible when we come together as human beings.
I remember this feeling from when I was a medical student in Cardiff and we worked as a grass roots group to build a community where students, refugees, asylum seekers and other local people could come together in solidarity and connect.
For years, as a junior doctor, I felt sad that I had lost that spark, that feeling that we could change things and create a world more in line with what we believed in.
And through various things I've been working on recently (and will share more on soon), I've been getting that feeling back.
So I hope this little note will help pass that positive energy on. Sending love and good vibes.