Mayne Island, life and death blend naturally together. Death feels different here than in the urban and suburban environments. Life and death are not engaged in a struggle. They embrace as the body of lovers merging into one body. This is the natural blending of life, life’s vitality and beauty, and is nourishment for the soul when we allow ourselves to be open to the harmony of the natural process. In our times, we attempt to hide death, block and tuck it away from our vision. It is a fallacy to think we can. Death is an ever present reality. Yet we are confronted by a choice.
Archives for May 2014
Amazing Dubai: How to get more from the Emirate’s Greatest City
The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai is world-famous as a playground for the rich but you don’t need an immense bank balance to enjoy all that this city has to offer.
Tarmac Meditations #144: Unnatural Interactions With Inanimate Objects
I had nothin for ya yesterday. Got nothin for ya today. Got no sense that tomorrow will be any better. What can I say, I got them old time empty mailbox blues, Ya mon.
A Journey to Spirit #7: A Little Lamb Threatens
It was 1980, and I had just married my second husband, who happened to be an atheist. I was attending a church in town and had enrolled my eight-year old son into their school. It was an enrollment requirement that at least one of the parents attend the church. And in the beginning, I was happy to comply.
The Truth Is…
Are adages and proverbs based on the way we should live our lives, or in a perfect world and if we weren’t humans, these are the rules we should follow?
Scotland – History, Cuisine and Single Malt
Our visit was just six days but we had a taste of both major cities, plus, to the north, the most intensive whisky producing region in the world.
The Art of One’s Own Soul
‘Lynn Gray’s images are described as fiery ethnic portrait and self-portrait drawings. She feels it is the viewer’s responsibility to complete the drawing through self-reflection and questioning what it means to have and engage in an inclusive community spirit and presence.’
Alders and Cedars and Windblown Leaves
I Love Mud Puddles. I feel a kind of excitement when the clouds begin darkening the sky. It will only be a matter of moments and the Forest Floor will be replenished and once again speckled with puddled reflections of Alders and Cedars and windblown leaves.
Dog Expectations
Our dogs notice everything. Every part of their day is about knowing what to expect. But how do we teach them to deal with the unexpected? Well, I would say that it’s unexpectedly easy if we do it gently and slowly. Just a little bit at a time.
Lost
Have you ever lost something? An object, I mean – something perhaps that you cherish? I not so long ago lost a book. It was a wonderful book, entitled “Sing Them Home,” by Stephanie Kallos.
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