Conscious Ageing – the grand adventure?
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Jun 17 2011
David Spangler’s lovely article on healing in our April issue brought a couple of interesting comments. Both writers asked if I had any suggestions about healing relationships, which was the main thrust of David’s article. To be honest, I had not thought about the subject very much – although absolutely aware of its importance. I [...]
Jun 17 2011
I loved this article. It is rather long, but keep at it – happily some sacred cows get the chop! A friend of mine who is a high school counselor told me recently that some of the children she worked with were worried about or even terrified by the prophecies surrounding December 21, 2012; the [...]
May 23 2011
This month’s article by David Spangler has the phrase: “One has to ‘walk’ on the earth, extending one’s self into the life of this world.” I published his article because of that sentence. On re-reading it today, I wondered why those words struck such a deep chord within me. So I will try to explain. [...]
May 23 2011
What most struck me in the past few days was a statement from President Obama in an interview he did for the CBS television news show, 60 Minutes. He was asked if he was going to release photos of Osama’s body, and he had said no, even though it might provide additional proof of Osama’s [...]
May 20 2011
This is the man I had the privilege of meeting a couple of months ago, here in the UK. You may remember that we published his Dimbley Lecture last year. His heart-felt committment to changing legislation so that assisted dying can be available to those who want it, is also near to my own heart. [...]
Apr 01 2011
Another heart-felt piece from David. As always, he manages to bring another, more subtle angle to many things we think we already know. Here are some excerpts from a recent article that arose from his own experience of being in hospital, where he has been ‘through the mill’ and still retains his ability to stand [...]
Mar 30 2011
This is a beautifully written piece concerning the Japanese earthquake, from the Norwegian ambassador’s wife . . . . . It is not only a story of disaster, it is also a heart-warming, compassionate view of the Japanese people. http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikker/article4064236.ece People haven’t fully grasped how terrifyingly powerful Friday’s earthquake was. Imagine a force that is [...]
Mar 29 2011
My partner Jack found this and I just loved it. He thinks it was circulated in Mensa in the late ’60′s Don’t skim it, read it carefully – otherwise you might miss some real gems. Enjoy! Dearest creature in creation, study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, [...]
Mar 29 2011
“Science is our best defence against what we want to believe” . . . . . . Ian Stewart I totally appreciate that quote, and on many levels it is true, unarguably so. However, as someone who has drifted through a long life, weaving my way through differing spiritual belief systems – I want to [...]
Feb 26 2011
This article moved me. I felt so grateful that someone like this 83 year old man still exists. In this time of global troubles he throws light into the shadows. Published: February 16, 2011 in the New York Times BOSTON — Halfway around the world from Tahrir Square in Cairo, an aging American intellectual shuffles [...]