Conscious Ageing – the grand adventure?
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Oct 31 2011
Bunker Roy is a rare man, his quiet sense of humour, keen intelligence and determination have worked miracles. As he says, Barefoot College is “a place of learning and unlearning: where the teacher is the learner and the learner is the teacher.” Please watch this and think on’t! For me, this talk was inspirational.
Oct 23 2011
This is an unusually long and profound article, triggered by the ever-present memories of 9/11. I thought of editing it, but felt that would have been arrogant and disrespectful towards its wise author. It’s well worth the long read. It is not clear that the West has successfully met the challenge of 9/11. Worse: it [...]
Oct 23 2011
I simply loved this poem – it fitted my life exactly! I hope you enjoy it too. I’ve been through what my through was to be I did what I could and couldn’t I was never sure how I would get there I nourished an ardor for thresholds for stepping stones and for ladders I [...]
Oct 18 2011
Please read the letter below, received about ten minutes ago! “Hello Persephone, I’m sorry but I can’t wait any longer, I fully subscribe to the fact that silence is as good as the spoken word, but this has gone beyond all reasonable time frames. Love maybe in the air but that’s about all that is [...]
Oct 18 2011
Starting to write this, I am sitting in a beautiful, clear room with a view of the Alps in the distance, revelling in the quiet beauty all around me. I was invited to give a talk on Conscious Aging in Munich on 27th September. Blessedly this has included a visit to a close friend’s mountain [...]