We often move through life at speed - juggling commitments, reacting to demands, and adapting to whatever comes next. In the middle of it all, it’s easy to lose the habit of pausing to think about what’s really happening within us. The phrase “an unreflected life is an unlived life”  speaks to the idea that without self-awareness, we risk existing rather than truly living. Reflection isn’t simply remembering what’s happened; it’s the process of noticing how we respond, what w

Over the past couple of posts, I’ve been exploring what we actually need . I started with the idea that fewer needs, clearly seen and...

In my last post, I wrote about the idea that those with few needs are already close to happiness; a reflection on how simplicity,...

“He who is of few needs is already close to happiness.” This line, attributed to ancient wisdom, has a quiet power. It’s not a call to...