A Year of Loving Kindness to Myself

“Brigid raises a brave teacup to the gnarly, mixed, yet ultimately generous provenance of this world. This artfully threaded string of honest, tender worry-beads in the form of small unvarnished gems of hard-won self-acceptance comes with far too much edgy candour ever to be mistaken for sticky self-help. A tonic for the spirit. Recommended dosage: once daily, before sleep.” – Susan Murphy, author of Red Thread Zen“Infused with honesty and insight and brimming with compassion, this wise book is a nourishing companion for troubled times. A must-read for cultivating a tender and loving approach to ourselves, others and our world.” – Sally Gillespie, author of Climate Crisis and Consciousness“An exquisitely unembellished Zen lesson in the art of attention, Brigid Lowrys book is at once a memoir, a poem, a song, a bracing cup of tea and a healing balm for the unique blend of pain, joy and wonder of being human. A masterly portrayal of the miraculously ordinary extraordinariness of this very moment.” – Perle Besserman, co-author of Grassroots Zen

Brigid Lowry began her writing career by self-publishing two dreadful poems when she was eight. She spent her twenties living in a Buddhist community, veered into performance poetry in her thirties, subsequently gained a masters degree in creative writing and wrote eight award-winning young adult books. She is a Zen student, a socialist, and a creative writing teacher.