What lifts your spirits?
Overcoming the reticence of a feral cat, gaining its trust, and hearing the very first purr when it relaxes in my presence at last. This breakthrough moment gives me the greatest joy, because I know... More »
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Overcoming the reticence of a feral cat, gaining its trust, and hearing the very first purr when it relaxes in my presence at last. This breakthrough moment gives me the greatest joy, because I know... More »
The reason we are motivated to do whatever we do can all be boiled down one thing. Ultimately, when like a toddler you run out of why questions, you do your job because it is going... More »
Facts of life At least two people in this world love you so much they would die for you. At least fifteen people in this world love you in some way. The only... More »
Franki Wood is 88 years young and visited Doubtless Bay from her home in Lower Hutt. I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview her recently on Voices from the North . She's... More »
Said the river to the seeker, "Does one really have to fret about enlightenment? No matter which way I turn, I’m homeward bound." -- Anthony De Mello River Flow by rdmrtnz Shamelle presents... More »
Said the river to the seeker, "Does one really have to fret about enlightenment? No matter which way I turn, I’m homeward bound." -- Anthony De Mello River Flow by rdmrtnz Shamelle presents... More »
A PEBBLE , DROPPED IN A POOL, can make ripples to the furthest shore. The basics of life are very sacred to me. Sacred to me is when integrity and compassion are applied to the... More »
Lord Siva, the bestower of happiness, gave the art of yoga. As Nataraja, King of dancers, He gave dance. BKS Iyengar
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS have been a strange mix of contentment and despair. Contentment because even though I spent Christmas and New Year on my own, I was still happy in my own company.... More »
Putting on the broader view (the "enlightened view") which put's everything mundane into perspective and reminds me each time the spiritual being I am. Nature and all what is in it, a sunrise, sunset, forests,... More »