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Monday's poem
by David Whyte Ten Years Later When the mind is clear and the surface of the now still, swaying water slaps against the rolling kayak, I...

sabrina lloyd
May 17, 20211 min read
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Dear Friday,
Another week filled with art and music, nature, my children's laughter and sometimes tears. Kenya is out of lockdown, cases have fallen,...

sabrina lloyd
May 14, 20211 min read
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Dear Friday,
I've watched too much news. I sleep and dream of those suffering in India, the faces caught on cameras gasping for breath. The only...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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Monday's poem
This one is by my dear friend Joel McKerrow. You must go and visit his HUMAN exhibition. It's art and poetry and music, and profound....

sabrina lloyd
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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Dear Friday,
The rains are here; Dampness has moved in. Sweaters unearthed from the very bottom of drawers. Blankets accumulating near all sitting...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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The drawer of things that didn’t work out
About six months ago I learned how to knit. Sitting in front of online videos I stitched and stitched until my fingers bled and my dreams...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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Monday's poem
This one was written by me. I had the great fortune to be accepted into a small workshop with the incredible Rosebud Ben-Oni. This was...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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Monday's poem.
A very famous one, probably familiar to you all, from Mary Oliver. It seems to fit the moment well and I love revisiting it. I seem to do...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 12, 20211 min read
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Warmth
It's hard living in two places. Both offer us something so rich and important for our souls and happiness. On the island, it's the...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Grief
I've been watching the George Floyd trial happening in the States. I know I shouldn't. I couldn't watch the videos from the day when it...

sabrina lloyd
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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It's not mindfulness, it's rest.
Insomnia found me a few years ago. It comes in waves, like storms. Sometimes it is only for a night, other times it lingers for what...

sabrina lloyd
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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Dear Friday,
Long week. It's hot in Kenya. Bone melting hot. But the long rains are coming and they bring their own difficulty so I lean into the sun...

sabrina lloyd
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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