Book – The Buddha before Buddhism

While I’m waiting for BookWyrm to re-open for new accounts, I thought I’d try posting about the book I recently finished reading here.  I’m still thinking about how best to do this going forward.

Title: The Buddha before Buddhism
Author: Gil Fronsdal
My Rating: ****

2022-05-15 Mindful Run

Usually I run with a Stryd footpod, with my watch telling me when my power level is too high or too low. Today I switched off alerts and tried to run by feel, mindfully; paying attention to my breath, my body, my senses and my surroundings. It was a nice change, and something I will try to do more of.

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Map of my run
A map of my run – 6.01KM in 39:09

Welsh Learning Journey

Dw i wedi bod yn dysgu Cymraeg.

I have been learning Welsh for around two years now, and as I approach the end of the Say Something in Welsh course I thought I’d take the time to think about my Welsh learning journey so far, what I’m going to do next, and to write here about what has or hasn’t worked, and share some advice and tips on learning Welsh that may be useful to anyone reading.

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