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Garden Meditation

I am sitting on the patio, or is it the terrace ? For the first time since we moved the forces of weather and my own choice to abandon work and home creation pressures have converged to give me an afternoon doing nothing in the sunshine... Ants are busy carrying bits of debris across the flagstones, and a few feet away a goldfinch feeds on thistle seeds from my feeder. The bird appears oblivious to the human watching and writing, and oblivious to the sleeping cat - who Is as oblivious to the ... read more

Sometimes silence is complicity… therefore…

I speak. I have come to the conclusion that there are two things one must not do. There are probably more, but in this moment these are the two things that spring to mind (in the context of blogging and voicing opinions on the international interweb)... One. Do not criticise Barack Obama or otherwise view him with a critical eye. If you do this you open yourself up to abuse and accusations of being various nasty or stupid things. To have an opinion that is not wholly supportive ... read more

Peaceful Birthday

My single secret birthday wish was for a day of guaranteed peace and quiet... @ delivered that and so much more with a surprise trip to Mallaig... More to tell soon but here is a snippet as the ferry returned from ... read more

Thoughts about anger

SoulCollage Card ~ RageI am the one who sees redI am the red that erupts from the blackI am the bringer of momentumI am the one who can bring freedomI am the one who can trapI am the one who is misunderstoodI am the one who can be harnessedI was thinking about anger last night after posting here that I was livid, and I was thinking about what an unhealthy relationship humans have with this emotion, how uncomfortable we are with anger. On the one hand it is considered a negative thing to *be ... read more

How I See The Higher Power

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Persephone ~ Chapel of Garioch"][/caption] I am not separate from it - it is part of me and I am part of it. I say it because it cannot be named or defined as one single thing or being. Sometimes it is the sun warming the earth and sometimes the moon kissing the loch. Sometimes it is the Cailleach brooding in the clouds, sometimes Bride wearing a cloak of bees swarming. Sometimes it is me asking the clouds to part as much as it is ... read more

Power and Powerlessness – Conflict and Peace

In her speech, Come September, Arundhati Roy, says "The theme of much of what I write, fiction as well as non-fiction, ... is the relationship between power and powerlessness, and the endless circular conflict they are engaged in.." A little further on she says "I believe that the accumulation of vast unfettered power by a state or a country, a corporation or an institution or even an individual a spouse, a friend, a sibling - regardless of ideology results in excesses..." This is a theme ... read more

We – Arundhati Roy

In September 2002 Arundhati Roy made her acclaimed Come September speech. Using news and other footage and modern music, "anon" from New Zealand created a film visualising Roy's words. The film first appeared on resist.com.au after its webmaster was given a copy and the message: "Feel free to pass this on to others who you know will be interested in its relatively unique content and perspectives (either by copying this DVD, dubbing to VHS, by dissemination through internet download, holding ... read more