Asking the big and small questions:
Why? Why not? What if?
There's something to be said for Kitchen Table Wisdom - you know, like in the old days when people sat around the kitchen table after a meal and talked about life, the universe and the meaning of it all - as well as the gossip doing the rounds in town...
Well, that's what this place is - a place to share common wisdom, thoughts and feelings about things important and unimportant, that bring us joy, laughter and happiness and that trouble, sadden, confuse and anger us ...
What I write here is what's 'real' for me. It won't always be PC or 'nice'. We're missing out on true connection and chances to grow and change because there's too little authenticity, too little honesty, too much holding back what we really feel and mean.
Welcome to my world...
I used to have a copyright claim here, but I've removed it...
Ideas don't belong to anyone -
they come to those who are receptive and are to be used for the well being of all...
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and I use them to accent/expand on my thoughts and understandings...
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Thank You
As You Think, So It Is - Your Beliefs Create Your Reality
If your Reality isn't Working for You, Create a New One!
Life Unlimited!
Namaste
(the Divine in me, recognises and honours the Divine in you)
I'm experimenting with the concepts of "rules are for fools, guidelines are for the wise"...and "cause and effect"...
I initiated a 'cause' a while back and am now seeing how the possible 'effects' might play out... and the stakes are higher than at any other time in my life...
A case of personal will and personal responsibility in action...
Daring to walk the talk... and living the outcomes!
Well, to be more accurate, quite a long time ago, I chose a particular way to respond to someone else's decision/action/cause...
Morally I still feel OK about that decision, though at the time I didn't envisage that my choice would bring this degree of risk and potential loss...
And I guess that person's decision/action/cause was triggered by a combination of his/her beliefs, things I had done previously and the other circumstances in his/her life...
Can you see the chain of cause and effect in your own life - how everything is connected, nothing happens in isolation... not in our lives and not in the larger world either?...
The world is a circle without a beginning and nobody knows just where it ends... and because of that, none of us can claim to be victims... we make choices which ripple out to touch other beings and impact other situations and then we must live with/through the consequences...
Burt Bacharach:
LYRICS:
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Everything depends on where you
Are in the cirle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.
La la la,
La la la la la la.
And just because you think you're small,
That doesn't mean that you're small at all.
And just the way a tiny branch is like a tree to a twig,
To someone else you are big.
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Woooa!
Everything depends on where you
Are in the cirle that's spinning around.
Half of the time we are upside down.
La la, etc.
And just because they say you're weak,
That doesn't mean you've a weak physique.
And even if they're partly right,
At least they're partially wrong.
To someone else you are strong.
La, la, etc
And just because they say you're slow,
That doesn't mean that you're slow, you know.
And even if you're never first,
Compared to someone who's last,
They're sure to think you are fast.
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Woooa!
Everything depends on where you
Are in the cirle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.
La la, etc.
The world is a circle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.
At 8.30am, after cuddling my son who had just gotten up and was sitting shivering on my lap, I decided enough was enough...
I was not waiting for some other adult to wake up, so that I could ask them please for the key to unlock the thermostat and raise the temperature from 55F to 68F...
So, I got my small hammer and with one blow smashed the front of the lock box open...
One problem solved - the heater is going and we shall be warm...
What other problems have I initiated with my choice?
What will be the consequence? What will be the effects of my causing decision?
PS: My daily tarot card was delivered to my email inbox while I was constructing this post... It is:
"The Five of Pentacles card suggests that my power today lies in defiance. We are willing to reject the sure thing or accept excommunication to try to make it on our own rather than endure the status quo or submit to conditions that assume we are invisible -- in this, we have nothing to lose. We accept responsibility for the difficulties ahead and do not seek pity for having chosen against the grain. I am empowered by mutual support and my assets are self-worth, hope, and pride."
A friend wrote this on her Facebook status this evening:
"The woes of this world, this nation, this state, this city and all of the good everyday people, those who have no clout, who just do the best they can, yes, all of this, wears my spirit to it's core for I cannot see any light and I am tired of searching for it in the darkness."
I replied:
"I have to take it moment by moment, and ration out all the depressing stuff I read, otherwise I become completely immobilised by despair and depression..."
Another woman felt the same way...
We all keep working at it, but it gets harder every day to see that we are at least holding back the tide, let along reversing some of the really horrible stuff we humans are doing to each other and to the planet...
So, I went looking for HOPE, and found this:
Visionary Willy Whitefeather
Directed by Catherine Margerin Produced by Mary Mathaisell, Luna Media
This animated short film is a story of prophecy -the story of man going down the wrong path, with one day the possibility of finding the path of peace and love.
Combining animation, archival footage and live action, in a multi-layered non-linear story, the film brings the viewer on a fascinating journey through human existence.
HOPE documents what we are seeing around the world with wars, genocide, diseases, climate change such as global warming, and the potential earth changes that have been foretold by many seers and indigenous peoples.
HOPE is shaped around the knowledge and ideas of Willy Whitefeather, a man in his sixties of Cherokee ancestry, a fascinating storyteller, healer, survivalist and an individual of wisdom and heart.
Using traditions and stories from Native American and world cultures, the film combines dreams, images and reminiscences from our collective memory to send a message of hope for the future.
The animated scenes are in styles reminiscent of Pueblo pottery design, Sioux painted hides, Petroglyph drawings and Hopi mural paintings.
The sound track is similarly layered with the sounds of a beating heart, breathing, wooden flutes, drums, rattles, a traditional Cherokee lullaby and original music.
Now is the time to reconnect with Spirit, to recognize the effects of our actions, to evaluate the underlying causes of suffering and to reshape our life and our world into a harmonious one.
HOPE urges us to change course and follow a path of wisdom, responsibility, beauty, simplicity and gentleness.
And here, is a follow-up with Willie Whitefeather himself narrating the story...
Born in Europe and raised in the southern hemisphere, I've lived in five countries on three continents and in two island nations...
I'm a communications, marketing and PR consultant, broadcast journalist, writer, editor, event manager, fund raiser, narration and voice-over artist...
I'm also a personal growth facilitator, teacher, breath worker, shaman, healer, ordained non-denominational minister and celebrant, in private and public practice...
Diversity, equality and equity, social justice and sustainable community issues are important to me and I'm active in social change groups...
I'm the parent of four children, three of whom are grown up and living in other parts of the world... kinda interesting doing the parenting thing again, from the far side of 50! Not as much energy nor as fast on my feet, but maybe a little more relaxed, wiser and certainly more street smart... as I tell my youngster: "with three older siblings, there's not much point in you trying anything - I've seen it all!"
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