Creative Writing Newsletter November 2025

Travelling Light

These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any
singing of it, (Alan Paton, Cry,the Beloved Country,)

This letter celebrates one of the numinous places on the earth (Buddhist Retreat Centre Ixopo hills) and the privilege of facilitating a
retreat there in late Sept. My 25th. When I teach in such a space, words come through not from me. The theme I chose was Travelling Light: Words to Lighten the Load along the Road. Here is the blurb:

Oh, tranquility
Penetrating the very rock,
A cicada’s voice. (Basho)

Writing and Mindfulness are close travelling companions, walking ancient paths. As they step through the natural world of wonders, they communicate sometimes ins ilence, sometimes in words. They offer healing of body, mind and spirit.

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