“Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now how comfortable it will be to touch theearth instead of the nothingness of the air and the endless freshets of wind?”Mary Oliver, from Song for Autumn ...
May your prayers be answered well today. It cannot happen unless you ask – and there always is something to pray for if you look around and within you. ...
Yes, you are in service – but what does it mean? Often it is misunderstood, for in truth it is much more about being than doing.The spiritual Law of Service says that it is all about living, being and working in the world with an awareness for the needs of others, a wish to do your best and without attachment to getting personal gain or benefit from it. Keep it simple and remember, with a loving heart whatever you do you cannot fail. ...
In the early morning dawn today bats flew happily through dripping trees and wind-tossed leaves as the warm damp weather encouraged a multitude of insects to flourish and feed them. Grey and mysterious yet rich with the promise of autumn colour, the natural world rejoiced. ...
People have stopped pretending now. Certain world leaders have abandoned their claims of upholding truth and right clearly for political and personal self-service, but it will backfire. When weakness is visible vulnerability is exploited, while the pursuer of good becomes strengthened.What interesting, fragile times we live in. ...
Within the UK at least, there can be few people who have been untouched by the early snows and freezing temperatures. For me, living as I do in the heart of Wales, nature once again is directing my life as I find myself unable to go anywhere because of the conditions and, even though I […]
The Wikileaks publications continue to reverberate around the world, providing embarrassment, entertainment and life-lessons depending on your point of view. Good comes from any situation, and these revelations must be causing many world leaders, officials and public figures to ponder on the impact of them on their reputations and modus operandi. While the spotlight is […]
Truth will out, as they say. I have only heard the headlines about the Wikileak revelations, but they seem, so far, to have been controversial in a couple of areas in particular. One of these areas is the suggestion that Hillary Clinton and her predecessor ordered US diplomats to gather private and personal information about […]
We are snowbound, and this morning I walked into the village to get some milk and eggs (pics of the scenery on Facebook!). On my way to the only shop in the area, I bumped into a friend who has, it seems, been experiencing, in the space of a few days, a series of problems […]
As I write it is starting to snow and is bitterly cold, but the change in the weather is not all bad news. Hundreds of birds are flying around the house as I write, seeking out the grains and bread I have left for them. Some are on the cedar shingles which cover the timber […]
It was sad this morning to learn that the trapped New Zealander miners are in all likelihood dead and I feel for all those who grieve for them. When thirty three men were trapped underground in Chile, comments were made about the low standard of safety regulation that may have contributed to the cause of […]
