– Preparing For Growing Season – “Ooooooh, it’s so nice, to be looking at seeds… already.” Another shopper, smiling at me, as I was choosing my seeds. Quote of the Day, 1 February 2020 #gardenerstalk
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Joy Harjo — The Quarantine Tapes
Joy Harjo talks with Paul Holdengräber in this episode of the Quarantine Tapes. There is a lot of inspiration for writers and creatives in this 1/2 h conversation.
On Charlene Spretnak’s Birthday
For everyone interested, here is a 2015 presentation with Charlene Spretnak, Mariannne Williamson, Barbara King and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati about change making women, holistic leadership and the necessary cultural transformation that will be championed by women – from the ground up (not from the top down). It is a bit over an hour. Enjoy.
Happy Birthday to Charlene Spretnak!
It is too bad that there are so few excerpts of her presentations, talks and interviews online, and I have shared almost everything at this point. (Not on my blog, but in my healing groups. Still…) So I will share an anecdote about her that amused me a great deal and still makes me chuckleContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Charlene Spretnak!”
Full Moon In Late January, Full Moon In Leo: You Matter!
Oh wow, it is a full moon again. A full Moon in Leo. Moon in Leo is a good hair day! Get a haircut — if you want to keep your mane, make it grow fast and thick (thick for your hair type, that is) and repair any kind of damage to your hair. Whether your hairContinue reading “Full Moon In Late January, Full Moon In Leo: You Matter!”
Sustainability Is Beauty, And Beauty Is Sustainability
“A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.” Danish Proverb The ecological affirmation of the wisdom seems to be everywhere now, in late January. The nests in the barren trees pop out to my mind. Even my dreams and spirit messages dwell on “bringing the home in order.”Continue reading “Sustainability Is Beauty, And Beauty Is Sustainability”
Happy Birthday to Mike Patton!
Mike Patton celebrates his birthday today. Among all the concerts I have been to when I was coming of age, he remains in my memory as a performer of very high energy and cuteness. Most girls I knew had a crush on him. It was easy to succumb to his charm: while with Faith NoContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Mike Patton!”
Born On This Day: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The well-known composer needs no introduction. Mozart is always in season. He certainly knew the secret of perfect proportions. I doubt that he expected to become a household name one day. I do believe, though, that he wrote music for eternity. Yes, consciously. May this concert inspire sublime blog posts this week. 😊
When Dealing With the Character Disordered,
here is what you will observe early on and then regularly: ° Microscopic attention on the “flaws” of basically good people and on the deficits of those who do amazing work ° Silence about evil, or the suffering inflicted whole groups of people or animals, never challenging it ° Self-satisfied glint in the eyes asContinue reading “When Dealing With the Character Disordered,”
There Is No Need to Nourish a Viper In One’s Bosom
You Can’t Heal Them! Boundaries – Or Bye-Bye. There are people who get a satisfied expression on their faces when others suffer. There are people without empathy sharing space and time with you. Do not bend over backwards for them. The price for that decision will be loss – loss of your health, loss ofContinue reading “There Is No Need to Nourish a Viper In One’s Bosom”
Prowess
I walked through a mall today, and a song by Janis Joplin started to play. Isn’t it time again that women in music can sing? My oh my, she was something. It is too bad that she lived so recklessly. But in music, who can hold a candle to her? Ladies, please show your gifts…Continue reading “Prowess”
Born On this Day: Etta James
“If you want something bad enough and you strain to get it, it’ll come. Might not come right when you want to, but it’ll come.” Etta James Etta James had to overcome so much… She paved the way for fabulous female singers and left us with a remarkable body of work to appreciate, even theContinue reading “Born On this Day: Etta James”
Born On this Day: Tom Jobim
Tom Jobim was born 94 years ago. His music celebrated his love for nature and Brazilian culture. The unifying theme in his music is nature. He delivered it in such a breezy, mellifluent and conversational way. Happy listening to you today.
Wisdom Of the Fox
Only people who offer us love speed up our spiritual evolution. They deserve to be called our “gurus”. People who leave us disturbed, ripped off, and mistrusting, don’t deserve much credit. Put them in a folder named “not that important” and ditch the folder when the time comes. So that you can live in peace.Continue reading “Wisdom Of the Fox”
Born On this Day: W. Somerset Maugham
“It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty can not exist together in their highest perfection.” W. Somerset Maugham I am not laughing about me, I am laughing about critics. In certain moments, vitality > mindfulness. Ha ha haaaa. Thanks to the conspicuously elegant and keen writer for expressing it with such tact.Continue reading “Born On this Day: W. Somerset Maugham”
Happy Birthday, Sean Johnson.
Sean Johnson, the voice of the marvelous Wild Lotus Band from New Orleans, is celebrating his birthday. I thank his and their music and the recognition coming their way in the coming decade.
It’s Right to Like, and Promote, the Good Ones
The people who keep dumping on you do it because it is their habit and because they are not moved by friendship or are unable of relating. Time spent waiting for them to change their approach or to “grow up” is time wasted. When you raise a child, you learn how long it takes toContinue reading “It’s Right to Like, and Promote, the Good Ones”
Staying Motivated In January
– A Conversation Indoors During a Snowstorm – “Wishful Thinking” is what a lady said to me looking at herb and vegetable seeds in a shop. I chuckled. “I can’t wait for spring to come.” “I bet”, she replied. 23 January 2019 … #gardenerstalk
Born On this Day: Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was born on this day in 1910. The guitarist started to get attention from listeners when he was only 12. A few years later, he lost his fingers in an attempt to save his pregnant wife out of their van that had caught fire. His skin got badly burned. No one thought thatContinue reading “Born On this Day: Django Reinhardt”
When Django Plays
The sun is shining from within when Django Reinhardt plays. He couldn’t read, couldn’t read notes, he lost his fingers, but all you hear is his signature style, bright magic and contagious joy. Happy birthday to the Cosmic Django. 23 January 2015