“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 [...]
As a kid, noodles were not something we ate. Some things we’d put up with, some things we’d hate. Gradually we became more cosmopolitan, and how we’ve adjusted, as everyone seems to eat noodles now. […]
I thought when I was younger that I would one day learn what I needed to know. It was sort of a belief that there was some single truth or awareness that could be accessed. Parts of the wisdom that I did learn seemed like truth to me at the time, but it gradually became [...]
How can eternal love exist? We know within ourselves that we make mistakes, and fail to be what we desire, for ourselves, let alone those we wish to love. How is it we are capable of the flow of a river from our hearts to the lake of another, if our human heart is dry, [...]
“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Rest In Peace, RIP, what was commonly put on gravestones, seems like a strange title for a blog post! However we should not be waiting till we die to rest in peace, we can do it now. I listened to [...]
