Category Archives: wellbeing

Back in the water

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Jamie Jauncey

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I’m back in a place I love. I haven’t been here for eight years and my first impression on arrival was how beautiful it is. I had forgotten. An hour north of Seville, tucked into the side of a wooded … Continue reading →

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Waterfall dreams

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

My first waking image yesterday morning, well before I opened my eyes, was of a magnificent jungle waterfall, cascading down through several levels and widening symmetrically as it went, the whole scene fringed by luxuriant green leaves. It was so … Continue reading →

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Never say never

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

I was surprised yesterday morning by the very strong impulse to write a blog. It’s two-and-a-half years since I last posted, in which time I’ve given little thought to A Few Kind Words. But yesterday, the project that has occupied … Continue reading →

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Alternative realities

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) When I was three or four years old my mother used to get me to sleep by telling me about the animals curled up in their burrows and the birds closing their eyes in … Continue reading →

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An optimistic note

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) ‘Put it this way – if it was a horse I’d have to shoot it.’ John, the piano tuner came today. It’s an old joke of his. It’s an old piano, too. Although the … Continue reading →

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