Conscious Ageing – the grand adventure?
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Jul 29 2011
Words, for obvious reasons, often seem inadequate when trying to write about ‘what-cannot-be-spoken’. For me, Arthur Sze manages it quite beautifully. 1. Is it in the anthracite face of a coal miner, crystallized in the veins and lungs of a steel worker, pulverized in the grimy hands of a railroad engineer? Is it in a [...]
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. [...]
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 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 [...]
Jan 27 2011
Admittedly at the end of January, instead of the begnning, where it belongs, comes this lovely statement from Lesley Docksey about the beginnings of a new year. She asks interesting questions from a place of genuine enquiry that I enjoy. I hope you do too. Each year, when New Year’s Day comes round, and I [...]
Jan 24 2011
This long, and well worth reading piece, came to me . . .as most of these postings do – unexpectedly. You might sigh and say “oh yes, heard it all before” – well, read on – right to the end. The unbelievable can happen, even where it is least expected! Almost 20 years ago, Samuel [...]
Dec 18 2010
After a break we have another offer from the inimitable James. Many of you will smile gently at his description of his life as the ubiquitous seeker. I loved it and had to raise my hand in a “me too” mark of recognition! My own life-journey started with a desire, a desire to be more, [...]
Dec 18 2010
This is 100% true and happened in 2005 If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused [...]
Oct 24 2010
For those who like cooking, time spent in the kitchen can be a meditation on life. On grey wet days, retreating to the kitchen to prepare comfort food for the body becomes an act of thoughtful spiritual comfort. Sometimes a food is best tasted alone. It is worth waiting through the year to taste that [...]
Oct 23 2010
These last couple of months I have played with disconnection and found it a joy as well as regenerating. Then (as often happens) through my email box came this month’s offering from David Spangler. The directness and simplicity of his subject matter delighted me, so here are some excerpts from his article: . . . [...]