So many others before, Have left a path, a dream, An inspiration, just for me... I had no idea that the little bricks I saw would look like that in real life and didn't know it was Rome in the dream - oh hand on heart moment!
Read moreMy Assisi Pilgrimage, Rome Awaits
I have had a wonderful magical mystery tour of Assisi, who could have known how charming the place is?Todays picture is of my lemone and melone gelato sitting beside the Pantheon. Oh My Goodness Me!
Read moreThe Value Of Silence To Me This Easter
It's not easy being an ordinary human being, but we can all take the good with the bad, it just needs practice to find it. I'm sure it's in there.
Read moreThe Great Escape: April and May 2014
When I read of the chance to walk the sacred paths and visit the sacred sites of Assisi on a 14 day pilgrimage, I knew I wanted to be a part of it.
Read moreI Am A Piano
I have a piano, it sits in my garden and I play it whenever I go out there just for fun. Goodness knows what the neighbours think, because believe me it is loud!
Read moreVerse 43 The Value Of Minimums
I was reading the Tao Te Ching, 81 Verses By Lao Tzu, Sacred Texts Translation and Commentary by Ralph Alan Dale 2002 and came across Verse 43 and felt inspired to share it with you. It has such relevance for today and yet it is believed to have been written around the 6th BCE, most likely by those devoted to his teachings (as he was known for the simplicity of being rather than instructing in words, or deeds I would suppose).
THE VALUE OF MINIMUMS
That which is most tender
can overcome that which is most rigid.
That which has least substance
can penetrate that which has least space
Acting without deliberate action
and teaching without uttering a word
are rarely practiced.
So few find their way
to the Great Integrity, (Tao)
Never are words such as these so true, as when you have children in your life. They hear every word, but is that what they follow? No, they are taught without words, and generally speaking their tantrums (rigid) are controlled by the gentlest of actions (tenderness).
Have you found people fear telling the truth for fear of hurting another? Misguided love I suppose. Many others fear telling the truth for fear of repercussions. Politicians around the globe seem to have made it into an art form, weird isn't it, as it's almost expected of them?
Well I am often inspired by the opposites in life and Verse 43 today has had me thinking, even the name of Verse 43 is interesting, as we don't always consider minimums to be of any value in these days of up-size.
Also I was aware of my actions and non verbal communication. I had the music on, then I realised the beautiful silence that had filled my room. I sat and listened to some friends who dropped by, and although I hardly spoke a word my body spoke for me. My day was filled with such moments of awareness; very entertaining.
Well that was my day! A mystical, ancient reflection on my thoroughly modern Friday. Now, what can I get up to tomorrow? And you?
Hope your weekend is a treat, lots of love
xxx WendyJoy xxx
Through A Child's Eyes
It was precious, it was a moment I shall never forget. As a mum I have seen my kids do similar things, but as a grandma I have had the time and the grace that comes with time to really see it.
Read moreA Letter To The Past
You have to forgive yourself: Let go of what's bitter and move on: I forgive you, and hope you forgive me
Read moreIt's A Butterfly Day Today
Today I am the butterfly, who knows where I'll go. I don't care really, its that kind of summer day.
Read moreMy Love
When I think of you my loveWhere is it that I go?
Read moreNew Year's Day, A Time To Contemplate......
The future is made the day you dream it and by the time it arrives, you will be ready to embrace it with open arms.
Read moreExperiences Have Value and Life Does Have Great Meaning
All experience is good, it may not be seen as such, but they are like the furnace to the gold, they bring about the brilliance. Meditating on an issue or your experiences can bring clarity. But, saying 'they are all in the past now' may just be leading you up the garden path.
Read moreChange
The more change is sought the greater potential for 'same old' I reckon. Boredom takes hold of us and we become seekers without direction. I am off to the garden now - this train waits for no-one!
Read moreSpring Equinox A Time To Move On
Soon to come are the long balmy nights, the walks, the bird song, the greenery. I really need it too I have been so sad of late ...but I know another family will enter that door and may they enjoy the welcoming energies we have left for them.
Read moreWinter - A Great Time Of Year
Ah winter, thank you for waiting for me - the sun shone and we had warmth when I really needed it and you held yourself back. Now you're here and I want to say, I really love your cold days - I may even learn to love your freezing winds - please know I am working on it.
Read moreWho Do We Value In Our Tribe?
Celebrate the caregivers, but celebrate also the dreamers, the warriors and the quiet ones in the corner for they make up our world and are often misunderstood or labelled poorly.
Read moreWhy Do Many Say They Are Seeking Peace But Fail To Find It?
I guess it’s not peaceful to realise the lack of peace is probably your own doing, sad but true...peace takes a silent kind of action and some getting used to.
Read moreChanging My (Travel) Intentions
Today I've realised that I have changed intentions...I had intended to travel around this time of my life...Well the answer is, those travel intentions were the dreams of a younger me...For me now to travel the Earth I will need to re-imagine the story
Read moreWinter Solstice 2013
I guess winter will soon grace us with its presence: I was sure it was here the other day, but at 13.5C it is not cold enough just yet to say it's here!
Read moreYou Can Have Anything
You can have anything you want, but you can't have everything, that's just how it goes!
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