Forest energy Heals weary bones Calms the mind and soul Refreshes the spirit. Recharging my batteries So I can go on To the next steps Whatever they may be. Peace – tranquillity – calm Nervous system reset! I feel it now Soothing the ailments of the city mind To do, to do, what is next? …
Tag: depression
Good Enough
Photo from my phone 2025 Deep grieving Of loves regret Of your past lives lost Of what you never had Of what you could have been The baby left to cry The innocent child The rebellious teen Looking for love in all the wrong places The parents that birthed you The land that held …
Motivation and Self-Deprivation
Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand Motivation is a funny and sometimes elusive thing. I can waste a lot time waiting to be motivated before I do something, when in reality motivation works the other way around. You need to DO something then the motivation will come. I know this, yet choose not to heed this …
Consequential Meditation?
oppo_32 Noticing a forest fuschia flower on the forest floor, Canterbury, New Zealand There’s always been a part of me ready to chastise myself for not doing something right or good enough. Including meditating. Despite being bombarded with reminders of its benefits and that you can’t do it wrong, I’ve always struggled to maintain …
Retired life
"The Meaning of Life is to Find your Gift. The Purpose of Life is to Give it Away". Pablo Picasso Jumbled brain Time to sort my shit out again No sense of navigation Like a boat at sea Don’t want to drift along Aimlessly Be sucked into a vortex Of nothingness Like going …
Grief and Gratitude
Sunset on a lake in Queensland. May 2025 Grief is a unquantifiable thing, no one size fits all, a unique process, often leading to a place we never envisaged ourselves being in. There is no road-map, no diagnosed duration, no sure method of alleviating the deep pain. You can be supported by listening, kind …
BE
Love and Light in the Forest, NZ I thought life would be a fan-fare But perhaps it's a whisper A warm heart glow That says, "yes!" Without the drumroll, Flashing lights Or fame. What if life's mission is To BE LOVE At every turn Every interaction With a human A bird A bug? There's sweet …
Love yourself Love your Life
The BEST Thing You can do for the Planet is to Heal Yourself "MY" forest March 2025 © Karen Lighthouse 2025 Namaste. Thanks for reading and take care until next time. If you liked what you read please leave a comment below, like or subscribe to receive my posts straight to your email. Words by …
In the Dark Place
It’s dark in the place of the unknowing Where gremlin “what if?” ’s stalk Stirring fear and dread It’s scary in the place of the unknowing Pensive foreboding Like a rattlesnake poised to strike. It’s lonely in the place of the unknowing Where no-one can enter Your internal battleground – This part of your journey. …
“Meant-to-be” not easy
Dennistoun Track, Peel Forest, New Zealand I started the year with a goal of being more congruent, for my insides to match my outsides, a desire to speak my truth, honour my values and follow my heart, Now I am here, at my computer desiring to reconnect with you all. How do I oil the …
Words from the Lighthouse 