John Gray
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Feeling Envious?
I came across an article the other day recording an interview with a well known Jazz Musician who proceeded in the interview to personally attack another well known musician who has been commercially successful at bridging the gap between jazz and mainstream music genres. It’s not totally clear what set this attack off apart from the interviewee
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The Art of Avoiding Ourselves
I have always found it fascinating how we all adopt myriads of ways to try to avoid facing the unhappiness we are feeling deep down in our lives. This is particularly so when the only real way to measure any form of success in life is by how happy we are feeling right now. Avoidance
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The Nuclear Debate
Its not surprising that the nuclear debate has reared its head again with the problems being experienced in Japan at the moment. What the current situation in Japan does show us is that nuclear power is highly unstable and damage caused by unpredictable natural disasters to these nuclear reactors will cause significant loss of life and environmental
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A Delicate Balance
Another global catastrophic event – another earthquake and a tsunami devastate Japan. The severity of the quake and subsequent tsunami surprised even the Japanese who are quite used to living within the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean. As the human species has evolved technologically there has not been a parallel growth in our attitudes towards
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To all you spammers & time wasters
Due to the large number of spam comments now coming through on this site we are now adopting the policy of not publishing comments for the time being. I apologise to all those genuine bloggers who take the time to give their constructive feedback on articles. We will review this policy from time to time. For
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Satisfaction Through Attraction
The title to this article may be misleading to those of you who were after something a bit more racey! There is no doubt that when we take a close look at our history much of what we see is reflected back to us in our present moment. The simple reason for this is that
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Just How Fragile We Are
Those of us living in New Zealand have been shocked and distraught at the recent devastation in Christchurch caused by the earthquake last week. The loss of life and destruction caused to buildings, infrastructure and business are beyond belief. Ase we move through our daily lives we can become lulled into a false sense of security
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The Butterfly Effect
It has been said that when a butterfly moves its wings that movement can be felt in distant places. What this means at a practical level is that what we all do in our own personal lives has impacts which extend much further than our immediate environments. This has been illustrated quite vividly over recent
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A Port in a Storm
A sailing ship drifts into the harbour battered and torn from its travels. It ties up to the inviting jetty – safe at last from gale and choppy sea. Welcoming arms embrace all. A time to rest the weary head upon the lie of land. Seeking solace and reprovision many days come and go and still the captain
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Just Quoting
“Don’t lose yourself in the labrynth of self pity in the maze of your own guilt. Call yourself forth to the next grandest version of the greatest vision you ever held about Who You Are.” “Never think that your life is over but know that each day, each hour, each moment is another beginning, another