“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. ...
What was so shocking about the massacre of British and Afghani soldiers yesterday was that it was carried out by their comrades, people who had eaten and drunk and slept and served with them, people they trusted and mentored, and thought of as their own family. It was the ultimate betrayal. It is believed the […]
It was the full moon last night, the moon in Scorpio which is the sign of testing and triumph. So, don't be suprised if you are reminded frequently of your human frailties and the learnings for your personality and soul in this period! As I look out at my blustery, squally landscape, there is a […]
Overnight the calm sunny days of our October Indian Summer have transformed themselves into squalls and turbulence. The water meadow beyond the river, opposite my home, is covered in new springs, streams and mini-lakes, and the Wye itself is in spate. Yesterday all the great oaks were covered still in their leaf summer finery, but […]
James and Simon have been here for two days, and their work is done, for now. Four larches and a leylandii have come down, and it was the right course of action to take. The lime tree that was being distorted and squashed is standing proud, drinking in the light and air now available to […]
Living as I do in a beautiful, rural part of Wales, my garden has a lot of mature trees which have self-seeded naturally, blow in from the mountains and fields around the property. Many are old now, and are so big they are crowding other trees and are in danger of falling and doing damange […]
A well known and very successful financial investor was speaking yesterday about his attitude to money. This man, a billionaire many times over, nonetheless has chosen to live in a modest suburban house and drive an ordinary family car bought several years ago when on special offer. He is not mean with his money, hoarding […]
