Tag: introspection

New Year, (Not So) New Me

On By Chris BuddIn General, Musings2 Comments

Happy belated New Year! We’re nearly two weeks into 2026 and I’m only just getting around to picking up my blog again.

Over the past few weeks, people, myself included, have been reflecting on what 2025 was for them, and on what may lie ahead for 2026. I figured why not be publicly reflective, insofar as this blog is public. (I daresay that the volume of readership of my blog posts barely counts as public, but I digress.)

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Swimming Upstream

On By Chris BuddIn Musings1 Comment

Some time ago while I was on a silent meditation retreat, I had the opportunity to observe something that I found intriguing. As I sat by the edge of a cliff overlooking the river below me, I spotted something in the distance moving upstream in the river. At first I thought it might be a otter, ferret or something similar; but as it got closer I was stunned to see that it was a tree branch. Continue reading “Swimming Upstream” →