“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. ...
Many of Ireland's problems have come about because it became infected by the illusion of achieving wealth and prosperity through speculation, financial gambling and over-borrowing - taking risks with money they did not have. I do not blame or judge them for taking advantage of a financial climate which enabled, even encouraged this conduct: a […]
Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at the weekend of the importance of communication as the way to resolve conflict and misunderstandings - and she is so right. I wonder sometimes if we do not communicate enough, or honestly. It is easy to hold tight to us what we are reluctant to express to ourselves or […]
Did you know that a shoal of porpoises rescued Dick van Dyke from drowning when stranded far out at sea by pushing him back to shore? It is not the first time that whales, dolphins and porpoises have been found to protect humans as well as members of their own species, and scientists claim that […]
Democracy cannot be imposed successfully. Just as we as human beings have choices, so do countries and just as the path and pace of learning for each of us is unique to each of us individually - and resulting from those choices - so too is it for China. While we may not like what […]
Thoughts are so often with us but, like a letter in the mail, we do not have to receive them: they do not belong to us. It can be hard to detach ourselves from these results of the mental process, particularly those which create a negative emotional reaction as so many thoughts do. It feels […]
While birds and animals like to have structure and routine in their lives, largely driven by the rhythms and pulses of the Planet and beyond, they have the capacity nonetheless to change what no longer serves them effortlessly and move on. If a nest of fledglings is predated, the parents will, season permitting, create a […]
