“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. ...
It is another spectacularly stunning day here in mid-Wales. It is cool, but as I write in the early morning the sun is strong and the colours of the mountains and trees are vibrant in their chakra colours. I wrote yesterday of the beauty of our blue planet, and as I look around me I […]
I watched a television programme last night on the sun and its importance in the solar system. It was wonderful - most interesting and with wonderful photography, totally justifying the cost of my TV licence! Much was made of the history and power of the sun, and the amount of energy that is available […]
The case, currently prominent in the British press, of the child-killer of a child in 1993 who has for unexplained reasons been returned to prison after ten years of freedom, raises questions and cause for thought. Here are a few of my ponderings. The implied suggestion is that he has shown himself to be, potentially […]
Some of you may have seen a post put up yesterday in response to my last commentary, referring to dramatic photos a friend and client took of the full moon with blue orbs visible around it. I have seen them, and they are extraordinary. Other people too have commented on their experiences at this remarkable […]
Last night was cold and clear, but most beautiful. The river which normally cascades loudly down the valley and around my house was quiet, which I have never known before, and the owls were silent. There was nothing to distract from the panoply of stars, and the moon which was still full. Despite the cold […]
The full moon yesterday was even stronger and more powerful than the one before. In the days leading up to it the anticipation of it caused fractured, tense energies and some of you may have found yourselves tired, perhaps iritable, and having difficulty in sleeping. You may have felt de-motivated, and lots of little things […]