WeEncounterEmbraceHold and treasureThat vastness of human experienceUnfoldingAround us Encountering this dayEmbracing itTreasuring the connections its vastness representsAnd its unfolding 19 May 2023
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Encounters with Infinity
Originally drafted in June 2020 During 2020, a post on Facebook caught my attention. Seeing this set me thinking and pondering. I am a keen reader of cereal boxes, especially in 1972 when I lived in Canada and they were in French and English. Good for practising my French. The picture triggers a … Continue reading Encounters with Infinity
The Unimagined and Ongoing Consequences of the Things We Do
Unimagined sequelae and their ongoing-ness. Let me share my experience with John Taverners music, “The Protecting Veil”, a piece of music to which I responded with poetry, as I was moved more deeply with each listening. And then there was the occasion on which it literally stopped me in my tracks, as I realised that … Continue reading The Unimagined and Ongoing Consequences of the Things We Do
‘CURIOSITY’ versus ‘JUDGEMENT’
"Should-be-ness" versus "is-ness" What curiosity enables in us. Curiosity, or inquisitiveness, allows us to be comfortable with the vastness of human experience. I take this expression from Michael’s feedback on his interviews of his parents, in which he wished to learn from each separately what were their timelines before they became a couple. He noted … Continue reading ‘CURIOSITY’ versus ‘JUDGEMENT’
Jottings, Reflections and Ponderings 