I love dancing. I am a fan of zouk, a new latino dance that is sweeping the world. Last week I was fortunate to meet Adilio Porto, the Brazilian choreographer and dancer who created zouk. This music piece I composed and played in a Zouk style! Enjoy! On Saturday night, for [...]
What, you ask, is “tirement”? Fair question. It is where retirement came from. You know , if you re- something, you must have already done it.. Like “do” and redo, connect, and reconnect… Tirement and retirement! 🙂 It is like you were meant to be tired, I guess from work. So when retirement comes along [...]
I have a problem with the word religion. It brings with it images of “should” and “tradition” and “routine”. These words are not wrong of themselves, but when they become dominant over the freedom to be kind, to care and to love simply, that puts me off, big time. What attracts me to life, is [...]
I am sitting in the early sunshine of the day. Around me the birds are calling, and I feel relaxed. It reminds me of the image of a tropical island, sparkling water, white sand, and blue sky. Well actually, it reminds me of the feeling that is related to that image. So much of the time we [...]
“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight For the greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light. ” ― Oscar WildeI want to dance. “What stops you?” I believe within myself that I should… that I should so many things… “What stops you?” I will carry on the [...]
You may well have heard of Benjamin Franklin, he was very influential as a writer and statesman in the 1700s, mainly in the USA and France. He wrote a series of blogs (ok, ok, not really blogs, but printed sheets that were handed out on the street-ernet for 1c) which were extremely popular. His blogging [...]
My grandson Aiden and I enjoy riding bicycles together, especially in the early summer days, with the fresh eucalyptus scent in the air, and the bright sun on our back. Aiden lacks confidence with directions, so I have recently been teaching him how to navigate by looking at where the sun is in the sky. [...]
Favourite cities in the world include Boston (USA), Adelaide (Australia), Christchurch (New Zealand) and Cape Town (South Africa) This photo was taken in 2010 while in Boston. The poem was just written - now.
Feel to Heal by Philosofree. This song was written in 2011 to represent the whole issue of getting in touch with feelings, facing them,and learning from them who you are…. […]
Some years ago I had a work colleague called Pichai who lives in Thailand, and he felt an obligation to sweep the gravel at a Buddhist temple till his hands bled, in order to meet the requirements of compassion to allow his parents to be at peace… The responsibility he felt caused physical harm, and [...]
