Interesting fact about Georgia O’Keeffe who was born on this day in 1887: The painter turned down many interviews or cut them short when she noticed that she was expected to make statements about how she felt about women’s empowerment. Her artwork — highly sensual, stunning depictions of the sacred feminine or the sacred feminineContinue reading “Born On This Day: Georgia O’Keeffe”
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Centrist Victory 2020
In a few weeks, the Electoral College will confirm Joe Biden as the new president of the US. Trump worshippers will be disappointed that most of the promises the president made years ago have not been fulfilled. (The scene that sums up his achievements perfectly is when he wished Ghislaine Maxwell, with whom he partiedContinue reading “Centrist Victory 2020”
Swans and Geese On a Sunlit Morning In November
I left home early this morning. Leaves of all shapes in golden and fire colours were scattered on the ground. The aroma of dry leaves and sunlit soil saturated the air. The sky was clear, a deep blue. It was a postcard pretty autumn day. In the first five minutes, I got an unforgettable view:Continue reading “Swans and Geese On a Sunlit Morning In November”
Happy Birthday to Ben L’Oncle Soul
When you sing like that, you don’t need an introduction. Ha ha. At times, words detract from the enjoyment. Just let the music sink in and move your limbs. “Under city lights, you can make me feel the wide open sea, I can feel the rush on the mountain top when you shine your eyesContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Ben L’Oncle Soul”
The Law Of Consequences
One of the ugliest features in a culture is the demand for respect when no respect is given and no intention exists to give it, ever. In such an environment, respect can not establish itself. Beyond a thin veneer of behaviours that resemble respect and hide fear, there is nothing. One of the most beautifulContinue reading “The Law Of Consequences”
Music Education and the Birth of Motown
A very interesting article by Livia Gershon — about a paper written by Marie McCarthy of the University of Michigan.. Apparently, Detroit was not only a town of recreational music. Schools nurtured young talents with special educational programs; educators gave kids with promising skills and the love for music the confidence to go out andContinue reading “Music Education and the Birth of Motown”
Born On This Day: Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton would have been 73 today. The singer provided her 5 octave voice with the high pitched “scifi sounds” that became her signature to a genre-unifying, crossover, and, then quite futuristic, music. She first sang with Rotary Connection, then published her own albums, and occasionally joined musicians like Stevie Wonder and classical ensembles. SheContinue reading “Born On This Day: Minnie Riperton”
Lazy Blessings
I love finding root vegetables that I didn’t plant in my garden.. Or new wild rose bushes that establish themselves without my help. “Just like me, they long to be close to you..” That old Carpenters song can follow a person everywhere… And why not… #lucky me #naturalabundance 8 November 2016
The Last Harvest Of the Year
Pounds and pounds of cherry tomatoes that I have raised from seed, hot peppers, cucumbers. The garden clean-up will be done by the weekend. It has never been so late in the year, in this region. The weather was kind this autumn. 8 November 2017
Every Motivation Is a Seed.
Think of all motivations as seeds. What if your motivation is to bring healing? You will reap what you have sowed: inner peace, contentment, ease and harmony. And if your motivation is to aggravate, annoy and provocate, you will also live with the consequences, with the appropriate responses to what you have sowed. So don’tContinue reading “Every Motivation Is a Seed.”
Happy Birthday To Lani Hall.
Lani Hall turns 75 on this day. The world class singer wrote a book while she was sick with the Epstein Barr Virus and could not perform. It is a mix of fiction and non-fiction short stories about women discovering who they are. Lani does not give many interviews, but when she introduced her book,Continue reading “Happy Birthday To Lani Hall.”
November Skies
The Taurids are active this week. In the mid-month, you can watch the Leonids. Look up, say thanks, enjoy the free but priceless show!
Happy Birthday To Vandana Shiva.
“Farming is care for the land. It is love for the land. It is not an activity to extract from the land.” Vandana Shiva, 68 on this day You will get a lot out of this almost 1 h long conversation between the UBC in Vancouver, in February 2020, and our birthday girl, ahemm, lady. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-0MC4Q3Jyc
Happy Birthday to Gregory Porter.
The singer lost his brother, with whom he was very close, to covid19 and still made himself available to a few interviews this year. … “This is going to sound strange but I’ve been listening to my own music too, just reaffirming the things I believe. When I sing No Love Dying, or even songsContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Gregory Porter.”
Sovereign Human Beings / Reclamation of the Mind
Imagine the power we would have, if women stopped dieting and men stopped drinking and drugging. While under the influence of self-deprivation and intoxication, no one has access to their innate wisdom. That is what advertisers want: the ability to trigger and enslave. What advertisers don’t want are sovereign human beings who think clearly, forContinue reading “Sovereign Human Beings / Reclamation of the Mind”
New Angle To an Old Reiki Rule
When we honour our teachers and ancestors, we honour ourselves. 7 January 2015
New Sobriety Movements
For the record, I endorse them all! I find it great that people are giving life without toxic substances a chance, and that so many are choosing a sober life style. I cheer to every person who gets free from crutches and from addictions. In the last years, I read about indigenous communities in CentralContinue reading “New Sobriety Movements”
The Problem Of Our Time and Culture: There Are No Elders
The problem with not having old people in positions of counsel (and I am not talking of 45 year old or 55 year olds, I am talking of a long and profound experience of life and the ability to make sense of it, coupled with love for humanity, in a senior) is that there isContinue reading “The Problem Of Our Time and Culture: There Are No Elders”
Goodbye, October. Welcome, November.
—The End Of the Harvest, October’s Blue Moon, Full Moon In Taurus — It is the Day of Dead weekend. The veil between the visible and the invisible realm is thin. The moon is full, as we transition from one month to another. It should be a memorable night. The moon is in Taurus, theContinue reading “Goodbye, October. Welcome, November.”
What Are You Rewarding?
What you encourage grows. What you react to can grow too — because it feels validated and claims the power to expand. Punishing what pains or chains you or self-hate because you can’t resist it effectively belong to an approach that hasn’t worked all that well to create what you want and love. Instead of shooting backContinue reading “What Are You Rewarding?”
Nanda Jurela 