“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. ...
As new planets and cosmic secrets are discovered on an increasingly regular basis, astronomical revelations are to come which will make the recent discovery of Gliese 581, a planet which has conditions which could support life, look minor. Still, scientists talk of Planet Earth as being the only place in the known universe to be […]
Always, always I write from the heart and often, when I begin my blog, I do not know what I will say. Sometimes the outcome is quite a surprise to me. So it was yesterday when I wrote some words about the significance of working with and honouring the five Elements. It is a subject […]
Each of us has an affinity with all the five Elements, but are attuned to one in particular. Which it is is determined by our ray profile, our astrological patterns, our human plan and service and by our cosmic path. For many people there is no awareness of their connections with Fire, Earth, Air, Water […]
I have many thoughts, but sadly not much opportunity to reflect them in my blog today! My apologies - I intend to write again tomorrow. I am still here!
For countries that are not in the Commonwealth, the debacle over the imminent Games in Delhi may be of passing interest only, but in fact they give food for thought for us all. Much has been said about Indian efficiency, intent, standards of hygiene and building, also endemic corruption, and certainly the problems which threaten […]
Last night the BBC World Tonight radio programme devoted most of its 45 minutes to the issue I raised yesterday, the development, or not, of the Arctic Circle. It was not very encouraging from an environmentalist’s point of view, but at least it was bringing the issues involved to public attention. This morning I heard […]
