Hello

Hello and welcome to my website 👋 . My name is David. I am originally from England.

Life has taken me on many journeys. I am married and currently live on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. I also spend sometime in Portugal where we have a small townhouse. My heart is in Wales where I lived for almost twenty years.

I am been practicing Tibetan Buddhism for over thirty years. Meditation is an important part of my life.

I also sit in a men’s groups. I have been involved with men’s work since 2015, when I was introduced to it by a good friend. I very much appreciate this work’s presence in my life. Sitting in a men’s group led to a spell of time co-facilitating similar groups in the local jail on Maui.

I have worked as a programmer, ran a Buddhist Retreat Centre, in community based environmental work, and as a life coach. I still offer life coaching work, so if you are interested in working with me, my contact details are below. Please do get in touch.

Last, but not least, I identify as an introvert and highly sensitive person. Quiet time is important to me.

What you will find here

• General posts and photographs on what is going on in my life right now.
• Reflections on life.
• Reflections on overseas travels that I have undertaken - head to On The Road in the navigation menu to subscribe to this RSS feed.
• Resources for developing a meditation practice.

Why all the photographs of rainbows?

Rainbows appear in abundance here on Maui, especially over the autumn and winter months, and I have taken to capturing images of those that I see. For a complete collection of all the rainbow posts that I have captured so far head over to this page, or or subscribe via RSS. Alternatively if you would just like all the photos together, head over here.

Why the Owl avatar at the top of this website?

While living in Wales I had a resident Tawny Owl on my property. She raised a couple of chicks in an old, hollowed out apple tree while I lived there. They are quiet birds in flight and well camouflaged. I could not always see her, but knew she was around somewhere, and I would hear here call out at night. Her continual presence left an impression on me.

Contact

If you’d like to get in touch, I can be emailed at ctt @ omg.lol.

I can be found on Mastodon and Micro.blog.

If you are interested in meditation, I have some instructional videos on YouTube and an archived podcast over here on this website.

Acknowledgements

This blog is hosted on Micro.blog. I joined the Micro.blog community in the first week of October 2018.

This blog uses mnml Theme for Micro.blog by Jim Mitchell.

My Owl avatar and the “written by a human” badge at the bottom of each page were both lovingly created by Andy Carolan.