“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. ...
The energy of change everywhere is very strong at the moment, and I sense it particularly today. It is not just what I wrote about yesterday - imposed changes in attitude to the "me" and "must have" society as a result of the worldwide financial crisis - but it applies to our sense of self, […]
There is much in the British news today about the need for severe cuts and retrenchment which will affect everybody because of the massive debt the country has built up. I will be unpopular for saying this, but while I know I will feel pain too - quite rightly - in many ways I welcome […]
There can be few people in Britain, at least, who were not touched or shocked by the killings in Cumbria yesterday, on a beautiful summer's day in an idyllic rural idyll. It is a stark reminder of the uncertainty of life and of human nature. You who read this know, I am sure, that everyone […]
I heard a snippet of a discussion on the radio the other night on the nature of happiness. It appears there are calls for our new Prime Minister, David Cameron, to legislate to bring in tools to make people happier. Someone else argued that it was impossible to be happy if you are unemployed or […]
For a little while now we have been building up to an increasingly volatile international situation, coming to a head in the next few days and then in the next few weeks. Israel's attack on the Gaza aid convoy over the weekend may prove to be a catalyst in this, and also an opportunity for […]
The blame game is well under way as President Obama says he holds BP totally responsible for the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, while BP has accused its American subsidiary running the rig as having failed. The American people are starting to blame the Obama administration meanwhile. What is being overlooked here is […]
