Category Archives: hearts / bodies / affect / zen

On wrinkles, grey hair, ‘pertness’, beauty and death: and the privatisation of the body as capital

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Beth Spencer

Just reading a lovely, thoughtful post ‘On being a babe… or not’ by Australia author Susan Johnson (My 100 Lovers, etc) over at her blog, prompted by some comments by Pamela Stephenson on last night’s Q&A. Johnson talks about the … Continue reading →

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Family is what you make it (love the one you’re with)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Beth Spencer

Family of origin is not the only one that matters, there’s also the family we adopt along the way:

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The Princess Mug Was Already Broken (and the spotty silver mug too)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Beth Spencer

. Mark Epstein tells the story of travelling to Thailand with friends and teachers and visiting the forest monastery of a renowned meditation master named Achaan Chah. Gathering around him, they asked him to explain the Buddha’s teachings. “He motioned … Continue reading →

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