“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. ...
There is such a sense of timelessness at the moment, but also a sense that time as we have known it is about to stop in its tracks, go backwards and meet the future - and we will be caught up in the middle of it. That really will sort the sheep from the goats, […]
As I drove to Anglesey yesterday I saw a black and white cat lying dead by the side of the country road. Being the owner of two cats, and an animal lover, this made me sad for a moment, but I sent it a little blessing and carried on my journey. Returning several hours later, […]
There was a report today about a lady who, following a brain haemorrhage, found her memory constantly lapsed after about ten minutes. So, if she was in a restaurant, she had no idea of where she was, what city or country she was in or how she came to be there. Not unnaturally, this caused […]
I watched a spider this morning, gently weaving a web between the kitchen ceiling and a chair. It struck me, as it came and went, that it made no defimition of what and where it was, instead it saw the chair not as a piece of polished wood but as a perfect vehicle for living. […]
The current expenses debacle in British politics is a marvellous example of karma in action, the Law of Cause and Effect. It is ironic that the Legg enquiry was initiated by the Prime Minister for short term PR expediency, but is backfiring spectacularly now in a way that is personally and politically disastrous. It may […]
