Yesterday I spent the whole day in hospital. ECG’s, hearing tests, bloods, eyes, skin, vaccinations… and then a referral straight over to a specialist ophthalmologist to have a splinter removed from my eye; he said I was very lucky that the splinter had not entered my cornea 🙏. By 5 pm I was finally outside with YoYo. The sun was hot. 27°C. Not normal for October 6th here in Normandy, France. But beautiful. We walked. I breathed. I gave thanks. Not because the day was easy, but because of the people who looked after me. Doctors, nurses, technicians, receptionists, specialists. All of them doing their work with care. Whatever life brings us, there is always something to be thankful for. That was the message of our walk. Thank you for watching. Here is my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/VbCVMALvYiA Please subscribe as its free 😊 Thank you for being here. With Love❤️ Always Mark

Hi Everyone 👋 I made this video today because there is something I've been thinking about for a long time. We spend so much of our lives trying to get rid of the things that hurt. The anxiety. The grief. The anger. The fear. The thoughts we'd rather not have. And sometimes, without realising it, we create another layer of suffering by fighting with what is already here. Buddhism has helped me see this differently. Not as a reason to give up. Not as a reason to accept everything passively. But as an invitation to stop for a moment and simply see what is here. “Can I stay with myself while this is here?” That question has become increasingly important to me. So I made this short reflection and wanted to share it with you. Take a few minutes when you have some quiet. No need to analyse it. Just listen. And perhaps afterwards, sit quietly for a moment and notice what is here. With Love ❤️ Always, Mark https://youtu.be/NNWfQm5iRaE P.S. Don't forget to subscribe, as it's free to join my community

The Standing with Giants deinstallation project starts today, with volunteers from France and the UK doing this amazing work at The British Normandy Mermorial in Ver Sur Mere, in honouring the fallen hero’s of the D-Day landing battles that gave us our freedom . Lest We Forget ❤️🙏🏻

Hi Everyone 👋 There are moments in life when we search everywhere for somewhere to feel safe. A different place. A different relationship. A different life. A different version of ourselves. But perhaps, eventually, we discover something quite different. Perhaps the place we have been searching for has been within us all along. Today, I'm very happy, and perhaps a little emotional, to share that The Sanctuary Within is now live on Amazon. This book grew from a simple question... Can we find a place of peace within ourselves, even when the world around us isn't peaceful? It is a journey through the places we carry inside us, the memories, wounds, love, grief, questions and quiet hopes that make us who we are. It is about learning to listen. Learning to soften. Learning to sit with ourselves rather than constantly trying to escape ourselves. And perhaps most importantly… learning that we don't always have to become someone else to be worthy of peace. Sometimes we simply need to come home. The Sanctuary Within. A place to pause. A place to breathe. A place to remember who you are. ❤️ The book is now available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJVYX4HD For $ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJVYX4HD For £ https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0HJVYX4HD For € And I'd love to ask you something: Where do you go — physically or emotionally — when you need to feel safe? With Love ❤️ Always Mark