Apr 28 2010
Video: How to live before you die – Steve Jobs
Whether you are 18 or 80, this video is relevant. For me, I was able to say ‘yes’ to all three stories! Somehow my very unconventional, unplanned life felt acknowledged.
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Apr 28 2010
Poem: West Wind #2 ~ Mary Oliver
I don’t usually post poems this way, keeping them for the newsletters only. This ‘prose poem’ came through my letter box as today’s offering from Panahala. I absolutely loved it. It is for the young at heart, chronology has nothing to do with it! In fact, those of us who have loved and lost more [...]
Apr 14 2010
Video: Why do you vote LibDem?
As you probably realise by now, I feel quite passionately about this. However, many of you think my site should be devoted to so-called ‘spiritual’ matters. My response would be – what’s the difference? If, in the moment, the beliefs and ideas of someone touch your heart and speak truth to you – surely that’s [...]
Apr 12 2010
Love Took Over by Persephone
The miracle of this particular ceremony was not that it was a ‘good one’. More, it was that Love took over and I was no more Persephone the celebrant, but became just another part of something that was much greater than any single person there.
Apr 12 2010
Video: Natalie Merchant Sings Old Poems to Life
Make yourself a cuppa, make sure you have all of 27 minutes free, sit down and watch/listen to this video. Here is a young woman song-maker/singer who is brave enough to cross and meld genres. She does not bow to ‘fashion’. In my opinion she is a true and brilliant musician. My hearing is not [...]
Apr 07 2010
Guest post: Becoming the Alpha Dog in your own Home By Alex Williams
Here are some excerpts from an article in the New York Times. It is written with parents in mind – personally I think it’s great information for grandparents also!