I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and overloaded since the end of the summer. A lot of it is unavoidable – getting several appliances fixed in the house, work, the start of the kid’s school after six months – normal life is busy. I’ve really noticed how I’m feeling overwhelmed by the endless choice of media toContinue reading “10 Rules for A Quiet Life”
Category Archives: Notes from Ben
This is, Now
When I walked up to the top of a mountain pass recently, and sat looking out over incredible views of distant sierras, with birds breaking the silence occasionally on either side, I thought about what we can really know. And I came to the conclusion that the only thing we can be sure of isContinue reading “This is, Now”
Eagles, Kites and Freedom
I asked my friend Mike, ‘What do you call it when you have a blog and you think you should be writing it regularly but aren’t and you feel bad about it?’ And he replied, ‘I think that’s just called being a blogger these days’. Hmmmm. This post is in rebellion to my inactivity andContinue reading “Eagles, Kites and Freedom”
Starting something new… Now!
My wife Marina and I started a new podcast last week for our Spanish-teaching website Notes in Spanish. It’s called “3 Words for Ascuas“. We made episode 1 and put it out into the world the next day. She said, “Let’s record a few more before we put the first one out, it’s good toContinue reading “Starting something new… Now!”
Grasses
A few mornings ago I cycled up to the top of the Madrid’s Casa de Campo wild parkland, to a quiet spot between two great oak trees. I found myself looking at the parched grasses moving gently in the wind. They stand there quietly, in peace, free from worries and concerns, and when the timeContinue reading “Grasses”