Build a bridge for that special someone to cross over into your heart and to express things that have been hidden too long. On the last day, the men and women went their separate ways. We sat in groups and spoke honestly with each other and, for the most part, celebrated being women. Better, we began to celebrate being who we were. And, in the evening, after a relaxing ... Continue Reading
Books to Read for a Richer Life
Gleaning knowledge from this world is a complex process that encompasses books to read, films to watch and having a keen eye for observation. So, aged three, or thereabouts, I set about teaching myself to read. Looking out from my pram I had been fascinated by the big images and words, reproduced on hoardings, advertising various products. One that indelibly stayed in my ... Continue Reading
Food For Thought: Be Mindful of Our World
All of us need to think a lot more about what we are doing to this incredible habitat, called our World. Everything is Food for Thought! Two days ago, I had my first glimpse of two beaks rising out of one of the two structurally engineered nests that have been the homes for seven consecutive families of House Martins. In that first year, they were ramshackle but the ... Continue Reading
The Bardo States
Everything comes down to significant moments when we either "Do or Not Do,” “Be or Not Be,” or “Walk Away.” And those moments remain, hanging in the air, waiting to be judged. Either way, there are consequences. Ancient Egypt was one of the very few cultures that had a Book on how to live one’s Life and how to die one's Death. The Book of the Living also was called The Book ... Continue Reading
A Talk On Angels
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. I will start by being BOTHERED which, to be honest, I have been since the very moment I was born. I've been thinking, “What on Earth am I doing here, this time around?” Then there was quite a while being Bewildered and, Nowadays, being Bewitched, in the sense of being charmed and amazed and totally awed by my own yellow brick road ... Continue Reading